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Rarden is a tiny town of 172 people in Scioto County, Ohio. It's about 56 miles from Huntington, WV and 69 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $742 a month.
172people
$68kTypical home
$742/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
213Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 172
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 811 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 56 mi to Huntington, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$428/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to HTS airport
- 77 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.