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Piketon is a small town of 2,291 people in Pike County, Ohio. It's about 54 miles from Huntington, WV and 63 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $825 a month.
2,291people
$146kTypical home
$825/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
210Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,291
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Columbus, OH
- 54 mi to Huntington, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$919/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" 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 (226 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,176 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to LCK airport
- 65 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Pike County: R+54 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk