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Wheelersburg is a big small town of 6,313 people in Scioto County, Ohio. It's about 32 miles from Huntington, WV and 86 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $685 a month.
6,313people
$210kTypical home
$685/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,313
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,088 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Columbus, OH
- 32 mi to Huntington, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,324/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HTS airport
- 87 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scioto County: R+48 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