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Grafton is a big small town of 5,657 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 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,657people
$216kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
49"Snow
153Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,657
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,147 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 23 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,363/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.2% 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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CLE airport
- 13 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 995 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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