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Ashland is a small city of 18,911 people in Ashland County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Mansfield, OH and 54 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $893 a month.
18,911people
$158kTypical home
$893/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
203Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,911
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,656 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 13 mi to Mansfield, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,317 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CLE airport
- 45 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ashland County: R+50 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk