Hot-summer humid continental
Eaton, Ohio
Preble County, Ohio · Population 8.4k · 1,043 ft elevation
Living in Eaton
Eaton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eaton at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,591 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $769/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 60 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 841 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 17°F | 3.1″ | 6.0″ | 119 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 19°F | 2.6″ | 1.8″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.6″ | 2.4″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 0.3″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 1.6″ | 114 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology