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Brady Lake is a tiny town of 831 people in Portage County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Akron, OH and 29 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $966 a month.
831people
$175kTypical home
$966/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
46"Snow
167Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 831
- Part of a metro area
- About 627 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 12 mi to Akron, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,106/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 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 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CAK airport
- 32 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 920 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.