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Elyria is a mid-size city of 53,035 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 23 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $906 a month.
53,035people
$156kTypical home
$906/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
45"Snow
153Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,035
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,580 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 23 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 153 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 212 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,300 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CLE airport
- 14 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 316 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 914 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 195 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lorain County: R+6 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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