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South Charleston is a small town of 1,727 people in Clark County, Ohio. It's about 11 miles from Springfield, OH and 37 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $704 a month.
1,727people
$141kTypical home
$704/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
216Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,727
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,401 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Columbus, OH
- 11 mi to Springfield, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$891/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1232 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (4,098 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DAY airport
- 42 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 234 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+30 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk