Living in Berlin, OH
Berlin is a small town of 1,232 people in Holmes County, Ohio. It's about 29 miles from Canton, OH and 64 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $732 a month.
1,232people
$318kTypical home
$732/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
198Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,232
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 323 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 29 mi to Canton, OH
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,003/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CAK airport
- 59 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: R+69 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