Living in Alliance, OH
Alliance is a small city of 21,478 people in Stark County, Ohio. It's about 15 miles from Canton, OH and 49 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $836 a month.
21,478people
$125kTypical home
$836/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
37"Snow
198Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,478
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,383 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 15 mi to Canton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,006 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CAK airport
- 51 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 601 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 193 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Stark County: R+22 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk