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