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Fairport Harbor is a small town of 3,089 people in Lake County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $974 a month.
3,089people
$148kTypical home
$974/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
106"Snow
167Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,089
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,008 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 28 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $974/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 17% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CLE airport
- 38 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 504 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+14 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk