Living in Waverly, OH
Waverly is a small town of 4,127 people in Pike County, Ohio. It's about 58 miles from Huntington, WV and 59 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $976 a month.
4,127people
$169kTypical home
$976/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
210Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,127
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 991 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Columbus, OH
- 58 mi to Huntington, WV
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,065/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LCK airport
- 60 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+54 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk