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Ashtabula is a small city of 17,856 people in Ashtabula County, Ohio. It's about 41 miles from Erie, PA and 53 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $793 a month.
17,856people
$106kTypical home
$793/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
92"Snow
180Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,856
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,317 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 41 mi to Erie, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$668/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (879 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ERI airport
- 63 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashtabula County: R+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk