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Devola is a small town of 2,688 people in Washington County, Ohio. It's about 15 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 88 miles from Columbus, 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 $236k and rent runs about $977 a month.
2,688people
$236kTypical home
$977/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
19"Snow
202Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,688
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 523 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Columbus, OH
- 15 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,487/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 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 (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 27% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PKB airport
- 84 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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