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Berea is a small city of 18,218 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,218people
$198kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
63"Snow
167Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,207 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,249/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (503 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CLE airport
- 3 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 253 bars within 25 mi
- 364 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cuyahoga County: D+31 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk