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McArthur is a small town of 2,110 people in Vinton County, Ohio. It's about 50 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 58 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $554 a month.
2,110people
$187kTypical home
$554/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
23"Snow
210Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,110
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,251 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Columbus, OH
- 50 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,180/mo)
- Median rent $554/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 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 (89 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (573 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to LCK airport
- 56 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vinton County: R+59 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