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Hiram is a small town of 1,201 people in Portage County, Ohio. It's about 25 miles from Akron, OH and 30 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $857 a month.
1,201people
$223kTypical home
$857/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
57"Snow
167Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,201
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,096 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 25 mi to Akron, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 57" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 21
- 20% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 46% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CAK airport
- 37 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 642 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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