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Chippewa Lake is a tiny town of 638 people in Medina County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Akron, OH and 30 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
638people
$181kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
37"Snow
167Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 638
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,583 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 20 mi to Akron, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CLE airport
- 23 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 723 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 216 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Medina County: R+25 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