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South Point gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $159K, 2.6 years of the Huntington metro’s $60K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 712th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 73% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 79% of the country. South Point is home to Tri-State Bible College. On history, just 99 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. South Point's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns.
Where South Point beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Tri-State Bible College | 18 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far South Point is from typical.
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Census counts: 281 in 1900, 3,836 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1903 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Point, 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 Point.
South Point sends many workers across the state line to Ashland, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
The share of adults in South Point who smoke cigarettes is 17%, close to Ohio’s towns (16%) and above U.S. towns (14%). Among adults locally, 38% feel lonely. Two figures for adults in the town: 41% sleep under 7 hours, 42% have high blood pressure.
| South Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | South Point | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 33.8% | 29.8% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 41.6% | 37.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In South Point, the going rate for rent is $872 a month, near the Ohio town median ($944 a month) and below the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical South Point home is worth about $159,000, about the same as a year ago, 36% below the Ohio typical home. The share of households in South Point who live in a home they own: 76%.
| South Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $872 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
49% of working residents cross a state line to work, Ashland among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 720 in 2013 to 1,182.
South Point had 1,182 jobs in 2023, up 462 from 2013. In South Point, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 8 miles. The top destinations are Huntington (20%), Ashland (8%) and Ironton (6%).
| South Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $515 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1990, South Point has seen 24 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts 77% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to heat waves. Federal aid has come to South Point households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2012.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 25°, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 306 Ohio towns, just 3 have a lower violent offense rate than South Point. South Point's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| South Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Point. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Theme parkCamden Park
20 mi National forestWayne National Forest
8 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
7 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and Village6 mi MuseumMuseum of Radio and TechnologyCamden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of South Point
About 8 of every 100 South Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where South Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Ohio, United States
South Point is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,836 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. It is the southern-most incorporated municipality in Ohio.
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6 towns share a border with South Point.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Fayette Township (C+) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Point | #712 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Fayette Township | #732 | C+ | A− | — | B | D |
| Perry Township | #891 | C− | A− | — | B | D |
| Burlington | #737 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
South Point, Fayette Township, Perry Township and Burlington report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
South Point grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #712 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
