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Old Washington is a tiny town of 223 people in Guernsey County, Ohio. It's about 40 miles from Wheeling, WV and 82 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $1k a month.
223people
$145kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
198Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 223
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 332 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Columbus, OH
- 40 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$911/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PKB airport
- 71 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guernsey County: R+52 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.