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Mount Gilead is a small town of 3,331 people in Morrow County, Ohio. It's about 21 miles from Mansfield, OH and 40 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $799 a month.
3,331people
$174kTypical home
$799/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
203Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,331
- Part of a metro area
- About 983 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Columbus, OH
- 21 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to CMH airport
- 39 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 325 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrow County: R+56 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk