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A town of 796. A typical home worth about $138K.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
796
−17.3% since 2010
Typical home
$138K
+5.4% in a year
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
42.8
years
Jobs based here
196
Balanced

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Housing

A typical Hamden home is worth about $138K

The typical Hamden home is worth about $138,000, up 5.4% in a year, 45% below the Ohio typical home.

$138KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hamden$138K
Ohio$249K
+5.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Hamden has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–42°
Spring41–65°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–66°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hamden

Most working residents leave Hamden for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are McArthur (11%), Elk (11%) and Chillicothe (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hamden2%
McArthur11%
Elk11%
Chillicothe5%
Green5%
25 mi
median commute distance
196
jobs based in Hamden
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.

39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
1
paid flood claims since 2003
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Hamden is

Hamden beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outHamdenOH
More adults with COPD11%8%
More smokers19.6%15.4%
More adults in frequent physical distress16.5%13.9%
Holzer Medical Center Jackson
10.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Hamden General Store
2002 · Hamden General Store · Wikimedia Commons
Hamden’s story

Hamden in pictures

9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Intersection of SR 160 and SR 93Wellston, Ohio 2002 DSC00962Wellston, Ohio 2002 DSC00963
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Famous people from Hamden

4 notable people were born in Hamden.

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About Hamden

Village in Ohio, United States

Hamden is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 727 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
727
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
722 ft
ZIP code
45634

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