Living in Winchester, OH
Winchester is a small town of 1,282 people in Adams County, Ohio. It's about 48 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $555 a month.
1,282people
$131kTypical home
$555/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
213Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,282
- Part of a metro area
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 48 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $555/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LUK airport
- 55 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 341 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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