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Scio is a tiny town of 703 people in Harrison County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Weirton, WV and 59 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $828 a month.
703people
$82kTypical home
$828/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
25"Snow
198Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 703
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 28 mi to Weirton, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$516/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CAK airport
- 45 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+55 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