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Country around Blue Creek is a rural area of about 1,350 people in Adams County, Ohio, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Huntington, WV and 71 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $686 a month.
1,350people
$183kTypical home
$686/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
19"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,350 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 51 mi to Huntington, WV
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,152/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to HTS airport
- 77 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+66 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk