Living in Coolville, OH
Coolville is a tiny town of 664 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 82 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $806 a month.
664people
$129kTypical home
$806/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
202Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 664
- Part of a metro area
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Columbus, OH
- 14 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$811/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PKB airport
- 79 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Athens County: D+11 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