Hot-summer humid continental
Forest Park, Ohio
Hamilton County, Ohio · Population 20k · 846 ft elevation
Living in Forest Park
Forest Park has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Forest Park at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,623 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $163k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,172/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.76%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 260 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,105 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 6.0″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 4.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 2.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | 0.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 2.6″ | 117 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