Living in Highland Hills, OH
Highland Hills is a tiny town of 632 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 9 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $847 a month.
632people
$121kTypical home
$847/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
81"Snow
167Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 632
- Part of a metro area
- About 323 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 9 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$766/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 52
- 11% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CLE airport
- 17 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,508 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 289 bars within 25 mi
- 435 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 90 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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