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Thurston is a tiny town of 597 people in Fairfield County, Ohio. It's about 25 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
597people
$158kTypical home
$1,161/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
210Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 597
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,478 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Columbus, OH
- 25 mi to Columbus, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $1,161/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" 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 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LCK airport
- 21 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 468 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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