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Whitehall is a small city of 20,019 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 5 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,019people
$160kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
210Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,019
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,787 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Columbus, OH
- 5 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,006/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (778 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,286 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to CMH airport
- 2 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 283 bars within 25 mi
- 349 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk