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Laurelville is a tiny town of 633 people in Hocking County, Ohio. It's about 38 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 $176k and rent runs about $805 a month.
633people
$176kTypical home
$805/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
210Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 633
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,000 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Columbus, OH
- 38 mi to Columbus, OH
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,109/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 12.0% 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LCK airport
- 37 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.