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Lowell is a tiny town of 556 people in Washington County, Ohio. It's about 19 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 85 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $826 a month.
556people
$132kTypical home
$826/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
202Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 556
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,439 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Columbus, OH
- 19 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" 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 (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PKB airport
- 80 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low 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