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A town of 1,885. Healthier than 87% of U.S. towns.

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Population
1,885
−1.7% since 2010
Median home value
$121K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
48.9
years
Jobs based here
716
Balanced

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61°
Fog/Mist
H 86° · L 67°

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Health

Healthier than 13% of U.S. towns

Addison beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outAddisonOH
More adults with COPD11.3%8%
More adults with heart disease9.5%7.1%
More smokers20.6%15.4%
Rivers Health
2.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
19th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Addison has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–44°
Spring42–66°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat waves
22
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Addison’s public schools outperform 37% of Ohio districts

The public schools Addison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Addaville Elementary SchoolPK–5315B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Addison

Most working residents leave Addison for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Green (18%), Gallipolis (12%) and Columbus (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Addison3%
Green18%
Gallipolis12%
Columbus3%
Springfield3%
10 mi
median commute distance
716
jobs based in Addison
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

2.1% of Addison is conserved land

2.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

2.1%conserved
Map of Addison: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.1%
conserved · 377 of 17,547 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Addison

Township in Ohio, US

Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,160.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,160
Area
28 sq mi
Elevation
728 ft

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