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Jackson Center is a small town of 1,339 people in Shelby County, Ohio. It's about 21 miles from Lima, OH and 64 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $776 a month.
1,339people
$167kTypical home
$776/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
212Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,339
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 778 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Columbus, OH
- 21 mi to Lima, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,053/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (841 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DAY airport
- 68 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+65 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.