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Richmond Dale is a tiny town of 473 people in Ross County, Ohio. It's about 55 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $906 a month.
473people
$87kTypical home
$906/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
210Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 473
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 946 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Columbus, OH
- 55 mi to Columbus, OH
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LCK airport
- 55 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ross County: R+39 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.