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Hide-A-Way Hills is a tiny town of 646 people in Hocking County, Ohio. It's about 36 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $808 a month.
646people
$268kTypical home
$808/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
210Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 646
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 248 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Columbus, OH
- 36 mi to Columbus, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,689/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (568 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LCK airport
- 33 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 997 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hocking County: R+44 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.