Living in South Bloomfield, OH
South Bloomfield is a small town of 3,329 people in Pickaway County, Ohio. It's about 18 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,329people
$219kTypical home
$1,367/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
210Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 832 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Columbus, OH
- 18 mi to Columbus, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,381/mo)
- Median rent $1,367/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" 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 (149 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LCK airport
- 20 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 799 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 228 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickaway County: R+49 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