Living in Burton, OH
Burton is a small town of 1,522 people in Geauga County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $934 a month.
1,522people
$223kTypical home
$934/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
94"Snow
167Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,522
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,369 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 27 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,404/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CLE airport
- 36 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 711 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Geauga County: R+24 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk