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Quaker City is a tiny town of 275 people in Guernsey County, Ohio. It's about 33 miles from Wheeling, WV and 77 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $739 a month.
275people
$97kTypical home
$739/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
202Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 275
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 523 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PKB airport
- 67 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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