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West Liberty is a small town of 1,494 people in Logan County, Ohio. It's about 23 miles from Springfield, OH and 45 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $638 a month.
1,494people
$174kTypical home
$638/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
211Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,494
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,228 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Columbus, OH
- 23 mi to Springfield, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DAY airport
- 49 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+56 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk