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HilliarOH

A town of 3,845. Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns.

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Population
3,845
+1.8% since 2010
Median home value
$267K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
40.2
years
Jobs based here
529
A commuter town

What makes Hilliar stand out

The 2 things Hilliar does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

91% of working residents leave Hilliar for work

Where Hilliar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10% → Columbus Columbus 10% 9% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 9% 7% → Centerburg Centerburg 7% 5% → New Albany New Albany 5% 5% → Sunbury Sunbury 5% 5% → Newark Newark 5% Hilliar · 9% stay
529jobs based in Hilliar
9%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hilliar

Most working residents leave Hilliar for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (10%), Mount Vernon (9%) and Centerburg (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

9%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hilliar9%
Columbus10%
Mount Vernon9%
Centerburg7%
New Albany5%
19 mi
median commute distance
529
jobs based in Hilliar
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns

Hilliar beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
10 better21 too close to call1 worse
What stands outHilliarOH
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.8%14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6%8.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.6%8.7%
Knox Community Hospital
14.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
79th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Hilliar’s public schools outperform 76% of Ohio districts

The public schools Hilliar’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Centerburg Elementary SchoolK–5441A
Centerburg Middle School6–8243B−
Centerburg High School9–12299B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Hilliar has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring39–61°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

1.8% of Hilliar is conserved land

0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.8%conserved
1.8%
conserved · 304 of 16,580 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Memorial Park—15
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Hilliar

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Rich Hill is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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

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