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Portsmouth is a small city of 17,728 people in Scioto County, Ohio. It's about 37 miles from Huntington, WV and 85 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $747 a month.
17,728people
$103kTypical home
$747/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,728
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,652 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Columbus, OH
- 37 mi to Huntington, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (606 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,930 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to HTS airport
- 86 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scioto County: R+48 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