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Hamden is a tiny town of 796 people in Vinton County, Ohio. It's about 52 miles from Huntington, WV and 62 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $757 a month.
796people
$100kTypical home
$757/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
22"Snow
210Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 796
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,450 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Columbus, OH
- 52 mi to Huntington, WV
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$628/mo)
- Median rent $757/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (420 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to LCK airport
- 61 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 283 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vinton County: R+59 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