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Mount Sterling is a small town of 1,737 people in Madison County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $835 a month.
1,737people
$197kTypical home
$835/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
216Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,737
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,029 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Columbus, OH
- 24 mi to Columbus, OH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LCK airport
- 28 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 329 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 485 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 120 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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