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Gahanna is a small city of 35,486 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 7 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,486people
$351kTypical home
$1,466/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
27"Snow
203Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,486
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,854 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Columbus, OH
- 7 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,213/mo)
- Median rent $1,466/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,682 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CMH airport
- 3 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 316 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 274 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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