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Lore City is a tiny town of 300 people in Guernsey County, Ohio. It's about 41 miles from Wheeling, WV and 81 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $838 a month.
300people
$127kTypical home
$838/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
202Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 300
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 915 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Columbus, OH
- 41 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$798/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" 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
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PKB airport
- 74 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guernsey County: R+52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.