Hot-summer humid continental
Heath, Ohio
Licking County, Ohio · Population 11k · 863 ft elevation
Living in Heath
Heath 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 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Heath at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 863 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,482 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $215k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,094/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 147 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,409 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 2.7″ | 7.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 3.9″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 2.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 2.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 1.6″ | 98 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