Hot-summer humid continental
Oxford, Ohio
Butler County, Ohio · Population 22k · 919 ft elevation
Living in Oxford
Oxford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oxford at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,624 hrs28th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $232k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $989/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 84 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 674 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 8.6″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 4.8″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 3.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 4.9″ | 0.3″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.9″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 1.0″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 6.6″ | 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