Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,698, laid out in 1815.
South Charleston’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living, an A+ for history, and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. On cost of living, just 118 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. 55% of households live in a home they own in South Charleston, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. On history, just 60 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. South Charleston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where South Charleston beats most towns.
Where South Charleston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far South Charleston is from typical.
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Census counts: 102 in 1830, 1,706 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Charleston, 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 South Charleston.
On expected storm and flood damage, South Charleston sits below 89% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. 58% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in South Charleston dropped by 249, to 394. Most working residents leave South Charleston for work: only 9% work in town. Among residents in the town, 16% live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 18 miles.
| South Charleston | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
16% of South Charleston adults binge drink. The town tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. In South Charleston, just over two in five adults have obesity, and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| South Charleston | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026. South Charleston’s median rent stands at $704 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Charleston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
25 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
37 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
38 mi MountainCampbell Hill
36 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and AquariumOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
8 within 15 miles of the center of South Charleston
About 3 of every 100 South Charleston residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 notable people were born in South Charleston.
Village in Ohio, United States
South Charleston is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,706 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Despite its name implying that South Charleston is related to a city named Charleston, there is no city by that name in Ohio.
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South Charleston was laid out in 1815 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 notable people were born here, including Neb Stewart and John H. Edwards.
