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Hartford (Croton) is a tiny town of 436 people in Licking County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $1k a month.
436people
$153kTypical home
$1,112/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
203Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 436
- Part of a metro area
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Columbus, OH
- 24 mi to Columbus, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $1,112/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CMH airport
- 20 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 850 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 195 bars within 25 mi
- 252 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.