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South Zanesville is a small town of 2,211 people in Muskingum County, Ohio. It's about 51 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 52 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $799 a month.
2,211people
$128kTypical home
$799/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
210Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,211
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,750 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Columbus, OH
- 51 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$806/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Low property crime (880 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CMH airport
- 47 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskingum County: R+44 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.