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Shawnee is a tiny town of 396 people in Perry County, Ohio. It's about 43 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 49 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $721 a month.
396people
$72kTypical home
$721/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
210Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 396
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 176 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Columbus, OH
- 43 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$452/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 7 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 (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LCK airport
- 45 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.