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Port Jefferson is a tiny town of 306 people in Shelby County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Lima, OH and 63 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $850 a month.
306people
$101kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
212Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 306
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,013 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Columbus, OH
- 28 mi to Lima, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$637/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 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 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DAY airport
- 67 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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