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Granville is a big small town of 5,999 people in Licking County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $502k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,999people
$502kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
203Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,999
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,247 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Columbus, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $502k (≈$3,168/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 32% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CMH airport
- 21 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 470 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Licking County: R+30 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk