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Johnstown is a big small town of 5,286 people in Licking County, Ohio. It's about 19 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $886 a month.
5,286people
$348kTypical home
$886/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
25"Snow
203Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,286
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,771 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Columbus, OH
- 19 mi to Columbus, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,194/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (622 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CMH airport
- 15 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 270 bars within 25 mi
- 325 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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