Living in Logan, OH
Logan is a big small town of 6,993 people in Hocking County, Ohio. It's about 43 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $726 a month.
6,993people
$160kTypical home
$726/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
210Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,993
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,460 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Columbus, OH
- 43 mi to Columbus, OH
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,006/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LCK airport
- 41 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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