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West Union is a small town of 2,899 people in Adams County, Ohio. It's about 57 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $658 a month.
2,899people
$133kTypical home
$658/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
19"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,899
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 57 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to LUK airport
- 63 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 335 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+66 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk