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Jacksonville is a tiny town of 344 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 32 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 60 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $939 a month.
344people
$88kTypical home
$939/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
210Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 344
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,433 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Columbus, OH
- 32 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$556/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PKB airport
- 56 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 264 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Athens County: D+11 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.