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Fort JenningsOH

A town of 482. A typical home worth about $303K.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
482
residents
Typical home
$303K
+10.2% in a year
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
55.1
years
Jobs based here
199
Balanced

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482 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Fort Jennings home is worth about $303K

The typical Fort Jennings home is worth about $303,000, up 10.2% in a year, 22% above the Ohio typical home.

$303KZillow home value

Typical home value

Fort Jennings$303K
Ohio$249K
+10.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Fort Jennings has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fort Jennings

Most working residents leave Fort Jennings for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Kalida (7%), Van Wert (7%) and Lima (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Fort Jennings4%
Kalida7%
Van Wert7%
Lima7%
Ottoville6%
15 mi
median commute distance
199
jobs based in Fort Jennings
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Fort Jennings is

Fort Jennings beats the Ohio average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Ohio
12 better19 too close to call1 worse
What stands outFort JenningsOH
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9%14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5.5%8.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%8.7%
Mercy Health St. Ritas Medical Center
14.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Fort Jennings is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 364 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Fort Jennings Park0.1 mi19
2. Freedom Square—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Ft Jennings Signpost
2007 · Ft Jennings Signpost · Wikimedia Commons
Fort Jennings’s story

Fort Jennings in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

OHMap-doton-Fort JenningsMap of Putnam County Ohio Highlighting Fort Jennings VillageFort Jennings Memorial Hall
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About Fort Jennings

Village in Ohio, United States

Fort Jennings is a village in Jennings Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 525 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
525
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
745 ft
ZIP code
45844

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