Living in Osgood, IN
Osgood is a small town of 1,637 people in Ripley County, Indiana. It's about 34 miles from Columbus, IN and 42 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $865 a month.
1,637people
$150kTypical home
$865/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
218Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,637
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,057 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 34 mi to Columbus, IN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$945/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" 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
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CVG airport
- 34 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 430 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ripley County: R+62 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk