Living in Circleville, OH
Circleville is a big small town of 14,142 people in Pickaway County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $955 a month.
14,142people
$192kTypical home
$955/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
210Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,142
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,961 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Columbus, OH
- 27 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,138 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LCK airport
- 28 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickaway County: R+49 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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