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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Houston

$274kMedian Home
302Sunny Days/yr
79°FAvg High Temp

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

About the RegionGreat 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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$274k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$60k
Median annual
05

Climate

Sunshine
302
sunny days per year
83% of the year
Avg High Temp
79°F
annual average
Humidity
76%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
75/100
Great
Temp Swing
30°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
76"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
51
Moderate AQI
07

Demographics

Population2.3M
Median Age34 yrs
College Educated35%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home10%of workforce
Poverty Rate20%

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