Living in Lynchburg, OH
Lynchburg is a small town of 1,493 people in Highland County, Ohio. It's about 39 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $889 a month.
1,493people
$151kTypical home
$889/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
216Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,493
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,618 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 39 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (728 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to LUK airport
- 49 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Highland County: R+63 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk