Hot-summer humid continental
Jackson, Ohio
Jackson County, Ohio · Population 6.2k · 702 ft elevation
Living in Jackson
Jackson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Jackson at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 702 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,555 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $128k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $784/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 225 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,817 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.3″ | 7.0″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 5.9″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 3.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.6″ | 3.6″ | 110 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