Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Houston

$274kMedian Home
303Sunny Days/yr
79°FAvg High Temp
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

Houston is an unincorporated community in northern Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office, a Dollar General, and a grain elevator.Wikipedia

Four seasonsNo real winterEven rainfall
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Where It Is

Location Context
Houston, Ohio
Latitude29.76°
Longitude-95.36°
Population2.3M

State Context

OhioU.S. state

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is the 34th-largest state by area, at 44,825 sq mi (116,100 km2), and the seventh-most populous state, with a population of nearly 11.9 million. Its capital and most populous city is Columbus, with other major metropolitan cities including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron, and Toledo.Wikipedia

Income tax: 2.75% - 3.50%Avg sales tax: 7.24%Property tax: 1.36%Official school data available

About the Region

Great Lakes Midwest

The Great Lakes Midwest is undergoing a quiet, steady reassessment. Cities like Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo — long associated with industrial decline — have seen genuine neighborhood revivals driven by very low housing costs and incoming professional and creative workers. Chicago remains the undisputed anchor: a world-class city that, particularly in its residential neighborhoods, is underpriced relative to coastal equivalents. Minneapolis consistently ranks among the best-governed large cities in the country, with a walkable downtown and access to 10,000 lakes.

Winters are genuinely cold — lake-effect snow shapes life along the Great Lakes shores, and Minneapolis regularly logs the coldest temperatures of any major American city — but summers compensate with warmth and greenness that surprises transplants from the coasts. The economic base has diversified significantly: advanced manufacturing, major healthcare systems, agriculture tech, and financial services anchor the broader region, while university towns like Ann Arbor, Madison, and Bloomington punch well above their weight culturally.

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Nature Access

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Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

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City Profile

Median Age34 yrs
College Educated35%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home10%of workforce
Poverty Rate20%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$274k
Median home price
Household Income
$60k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundCar-light possibleTransit helps
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Easy to live car-light, and transit is one of the stronger mobility signals here.

Walk Score
93
Transit Score
88
School Rating
9/10
Internet
Fiber
17%
Cable
40%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
303
sunny days per year
83% of the year
Avg High Temp
79°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
77% warm season / 76% cool season
Comfort Score
69/100
Good
Temp Swing
30°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
76"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
51
Moderate AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
76" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 77% · Winter 76% · Oct-May 71-80%
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Current Conditions

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