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Sugar Grove is a tiny town of 402 people in Fairfield County, Ohio. It's about 34 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $1k a month.
402people
$176kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
210Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 402
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,309 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Columbus, OH
- 34 mi to Columbus, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (952 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LCK airport
- 31 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 290 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfield County: R+24 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