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Coal Grove is a small town of 2,022 people in Lawrence County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Huntington, WV and 105 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $939 a month.
2,022people
$95kTypical home
$939/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
208Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,022
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Columbus, OH
- 12 mi to Huntington, WV
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$596/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to HTS airport
- 105 mi to CMH (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 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