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Heath is a big small town of 10,644 people in Licking County, Ohio. It's about 29 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,644people
$236kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
203Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,644
- Part of a metro area
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Columbus, OH
- 29 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 146 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 (150 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,013 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CMH airport
- 24 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 426 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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