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Valleyview is a tiny town of 742 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 5 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
742people
$159kTypical home
$1,441/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
216Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 742
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,189 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Columbus, OH
- 5 mi to Columbus, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $1,441/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (322 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,236 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CMH airport
- 10 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 324 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 271 bars within 25 mi
- 333 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 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
- Franklin County: D+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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