Living in North Zanesville, OH
North Zanesville is a small town of 2,758 people in Muskingum County, Ohio. It's about 53 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $847 a month.
2,758people
$248kTypical home
$847/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
202Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,758
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Columbus, OH
- 53 mi to Columbus, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,564/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,317 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CMH airport
- 48 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskingum County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk