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Hockingport is a tiny town of 107 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 86 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $939 a month.
107people
$163kTypical home
$939/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
202Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 107
- Part of a metro area
- About 251 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Columbus, OH
- 12 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,027/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PKB airport
- 83 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Athens County: D+11 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
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.