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Oak Hill is a small town of 1,545 people in Jackson County, Ohio. It's about 34 miles from Huntington, WV and 78 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $795 a month.
1,545people
$95kTypical home
$795/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,545
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,216 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Columbus, OH
- 34 mi to Huntington, WV
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (747 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HTS airport
- 78 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 283 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+58 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