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Fairlawn is a big small town of 7,711 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Akron, OH and 24 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,711people
$285kTypical home
$1,239/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
52"Snow
167Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,711
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,689 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 6 mi to Akron, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,795/mo)
- Median rent $1,239/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,875 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CAK airport
- 23 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 268 bars within 25 mi
- 401 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+7 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