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Jefferson is a small town of 3,522 people in Ashtabula County, Ohio. It's about 44 miles from Erie, PA and 50 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $963 a month.
3,522people
$200kTypical home
$963/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
90"Snow
180Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,522
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,413 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 44 mi to Erie, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,263/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (394 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 16% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ERI airport
- 60 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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