Living in Gates Mills, OH
Gates Mills is a small town of 2,207 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $743k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,207people
$743kTypical home
$2,086/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
98"Snow
167Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,207
- Part of a metro area
- About 246 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 14 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $743k (≈$4,688/mo)
- Median rent $2,086/mo
- Median household income $231k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (475 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CLE airport
- 24 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 231 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cuyahoga County: D+31 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.