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Ironton is a big small town of 10,768 people in Lawrence County, Ohio. It's about 16 miles from Huntington, WV and 102 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 $107k and rent runs about $782 a month.
10,768people
$107kTypical home
$782/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
7"Snow
208Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,768
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,409 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Huntington, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$673/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 4 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)
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HTS airport
- 102 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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