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Brecksville is a big small town of 13,692 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,692people
$372kTypical home
$1,588/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
62"Snow
167Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,345/mo)
- Median rent $1,588/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 20 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 (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CLE airport
- 14 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,630 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 327 bars within 25 mi
- 456 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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