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Blue Jay is a small town of 1,797 people in Hamilton County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,797people
$243kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
220Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,797
- Part of a metro area
- About 411 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 14 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,529/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CVG airport
- 14 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,302 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 300 bars within 25 mi
- 348 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: D+15 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.