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South Point is a small town of 3,099 people in Lawrence County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Huntington, WV and 110 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $872 a month.
3,099people
$184kTypical home
$872/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
208Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,099
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,052 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Columbus, OH
- 8 mi to Huntington, WV
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HTS airport
- 110 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 283 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk