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Glouster is a small town of 1,473 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 33 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 58 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $806 a month.
1,473people
$83kTypical home
$806/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
210Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,473
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,125 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Columbus, OH
- 33 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$521/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 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 (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PKB airport
- 55 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 264 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Athens County: D+11 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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