Living in Lithopolis, OH
Lithopolis is a small town of 2,522 people in Fairfield County, Ohio. It's about 15 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,522people
$350kTypical home
$1,912/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
22"Snow
210Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,522
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,112 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Columbus, OH
- 15 mi to Columbus, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,207/mo)
- Median rent $1,912/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (952 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LCK airport
- 13 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 308 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,067 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 261 bars within 25 mi
- 299 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfield County: R+24 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