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Avon Lake is a small city of 25,752 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,752people
$368kTypical home
$1,537/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
51"Snow
153Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,314 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 17 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,537/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 153 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 212 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (328 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CLE airport
- 10 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 968 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 203 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lorain County: R+6 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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