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Highland Heights is a big small town of 8,623 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,623people
$371kTypical home
$1,836/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
93"Snow
167Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,623
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,675 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,342/mo)
- Median rent $1,836/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Low property crime (981 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CLE airport
- 22 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 234 bars within 25 mi
- 356 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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