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The Plains is a small town of 2,748 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 32 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 62 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $971 a month.
2,748people
$234kTypical home
$971/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
210Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,748
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,205 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Columbus, OH
- 32 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,472/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 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 (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 13% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PKB airport
- 59 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Athens County: D+11 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