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Racine is a small town of 1,098 people in Meigs County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 91 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $714 a month.
1,098people
$135kTypical home
$714/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
204Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,098
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,957 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Columbus, OH
- 28 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$851/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PKB airport
- 88 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 248 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meigs County: R+57 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk