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SuttonOH

A town of 3,036. Healthier than 97% of U.S. towns.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
3,036
−2% since 2010
Median home value
$124K
Census ACS
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
48.5
years
Jobs based here
299
A commuter town

What makes Sutton stand out

The thing Sutton does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Sutton for work

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

7% → Pomeroy Pomeroy 7% 5% → Athens Athens 5% 5% → Columbus Columbus 5% 5% → Salisbury Salisbury 5% 4% → Letart Letart 4% 4% → Racine Racine 4% Sutton · 5% stay
299jobs based in Sutton
5%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Health

Healthier than 3% of U.S. towns

Sutton beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.

D−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
What stands outSuttonOH
More adults with COPD12.7%8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.6%15.3%
More smokers22.4%15.4%
Rivers Health
14.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
2nd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Sutton

Most working residents leave Sutton for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Pomeroy (7%), Athens (5%) and Columbus (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sutton5%
Pomeroy7%
Athens5%
Columbus5%
Salisbury5%
23 mi
median commute distance
299
jobs based in Sutton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
69
paid flood claims since 1978
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Sutton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring41–66°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Sutton’s public schools outperform 44% of Ohio districts

The public schools Sutton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Southern Elementary SchoolPK–8495B−
Southern High School9–12185C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Outdoors

1.9% of Sutton is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

1.9%conserved
Map of Sutton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.9%
conserved · 387 of 20,083 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Racine Boat Launch—16
2. Star Mill Park0.1 mi13
3. Syracuse Park—12
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Sutton Township fields and West Virginia power plant
2016 · Sutton Township fields and West Virginia power plant · Wikimedia Commons
Sutton’s story

Sutton in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Map of Meigs County Ohio Highlighting Sutton Township
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About Sutton

Township in Ohio, US

Sutton Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,077 people in the township.

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

Population
3,077
Area
32 sq mi
Elevation
574 ft

Sutton’s neighbors

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