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Cheshire is a tiny town of 109 people in Gallia County, Ohio. It's about 37 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 85 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $781 a month.
109people
$98kTypical home
$781/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 142 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Columbus, OH
- 37 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to PKB airport
- 83 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallia County: R+59 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.