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Gambier is a small town of 2,126 people in Knox County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Mansfield, OH and 41 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $725 a month.
2,126people
$309kTypical home
$725/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
37"Snow
203Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,269 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Columbus, OH
- 28 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,951/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 19% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 64% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 44% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CMH airport
- 37 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+45 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk