Living in Senecaville, OH
Senecaville is a tiny town of 406 people in Guernsey County, Ohio. It's about 42 miles from Wheeling, WV and 81 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $680 a month.
406people
$121kTypical home
$680/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
202Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 406
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 855 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Columbus, OH
- 42 mi to Wheeling, WV
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$766/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PKB airport
- 75 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guernsey County: R+52 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