Living in Chesterhill, OH
Chesterhill is a tiny town of 326 people in Morgan County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 68 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $738 a month.
326people
$126kTypical home
$738/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
202Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 326
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 605 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Columbus, OH
- 24 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$797/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PKB airport
- 65 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 971 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+53 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk