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Country around Lower Salem is a rural area of about 1,049 people in Washington County, Ohio, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 92 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,049people
$106kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
20"Snow
202Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,049 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PKB airport
- 84 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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