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Kingston is a tiny town of 703 people in Ross County, Ohio. It's about 36 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $693 a month.
703people
$157kTypical home
$693/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
210Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 703
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,900 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 $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 16% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LCK airport
- 36 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ross County: R+39 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