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Hanging Rock is a tiny town of 142 people in Lawrence County, Ohio. It's about 19 miles from Huntington, WV and 99 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $675 a month.
142people
$125kTypical home
$675/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
7"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- Part of a metro area
- About 255 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Columbus, OH
- 19 mi to Huntington, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HTS airport
- 100 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 290 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 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