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Garrettsville is a small town of 2,752 people in Portage County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Akron, OH and 33 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $884 a month.
2,752people
$191kTypical home
$884/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
59"Snow
167Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,083 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 26 mi to Akron, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 59" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CAK airport
- 40 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 544 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: R+16 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk