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Rio Grande is a tiny town of 739 people in Gallia County, Ohio. It's about 33 miles from Huntington, WV and 83 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $643 a month.
739people
$187kTypical home
$643/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
208Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 739
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 537 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Columbus, OH
- 33 mi to Huntington, WV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,178/mo)
- Median rent $643/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" 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 (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HTS airport
- 82 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Gallia County: R+59 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
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.