IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Atwater, OH
Atwater is a tiny town of 745 people in Portage County, Ohio. It's about 19 miles from Canton, OH and 41 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $791 a month.
745people
$130kTypical home
$791/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
167Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
Is Atwater right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 745
- Part of a metro area
- About 712 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 19 mi to Canton, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CAK airport
- 45 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 708 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 163 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: R+16 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk