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Wellston is a big small town of 5,452 people in Jackson County, Ohio. It's about 49 miles from Huntington, WV and 64 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $652 a month.
5,452people
$124kTypical home
$652/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
210Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,452
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Columbus, OH
- 49 mi to Huntington, WV
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$782/mo)
- Median rent $652/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Low property crime (918 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to HTS airport
- 64 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 283 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+58 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.