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Living in Thornville, OH

Thornville is a small town of 1,818 people in Perry County, Ohio. It's about 31 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,818people
$248kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
17"Snow
210Sunny days
145Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,818
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,417 people per sq mi
  • 31 mi to Columbus, OH
  • 31 mi to Columbus, OH
  • 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $248k (≈$1,563/mo)
  • Median rent $1,078/mo
  • Median household income $102k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 37°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
  • 145 days a year with rain or snow
  • 17" of snow a year
  • 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 16 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (259 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 40
  • 43% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 28% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 26 mi to CMH airport
  • 26 mi to CMH (major hub)
  • 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 86% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1976
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,017 ft
  • 289 mi to the ocean
  • 104 mi to a big lake
  • 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 48 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 16 mi to the nearest campground
  • 36 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 336 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 76 bars within 25 mi
  • 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 33 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 11 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 50% of Ohio districts (reading)
  • 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 13 mi to the nearest vet
  • 10 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 12 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Perry County: R+55 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

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