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Logan gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $267K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 637th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 65% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 7 places on the National Register. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Logan, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On history, just 46 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Scott Creek Preserve, at 82 acres.
Where Logan beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 100 in 1820, 7,296 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1853 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Logan is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Logan, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Logan.
Logan draws workers from Falls Township and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Ohio rate.
4,498 jobs are based in Logan, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Logan’s working residents works in town. Logan’s median household income is $58,000. The top destinations are Lancaster (9%), Columbus (6%) and Falls Township (4%).
| Logan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 30% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Logan. Logan beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Logan.
| Logan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Logan | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 21.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.6% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Logan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oldtown Creek Preserve | 0.8 mi | 69 |
| 2. Aqueduct Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Scott Creek Preserve | — | 82 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Logan has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Ohio towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1991, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Logan.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median rent in Logan is $726 a month. The typical Logan home is worth about $267,000, up 2.5% in a year, 9% above the Ohio typical home. 66% of Logan households own their home.
| Logan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $726 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Logan
About 5 of every 100 Logan residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Logan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Logan on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Logan.
City in Ohio, United States
Logan is a city in Hocking County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Hocking River about 43 miles (69 km) southeast of Columbus. The population was 7,296 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Logan.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan | #637 | B− | A+ | — | B+ | D |
| West Logan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Logan reports no FBI crime data of its own. West Logan isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Logan with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Logan grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #637 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
3 notable people were born here, including Curtis Scaparrotti and Charles Vernon Culver.
