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Chardon is a big small town of 5,249 people in Geauga County, Ohio. It's about 25 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 114 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,249people
$303kTypical home
$1,163/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
114"Snow
167Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,249
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,195 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 25 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,911/mo)
- Median rent $1,163/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 114" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CLE airport
- 35 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 718 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
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