Living in Holmesville, OH
Holmesville is a tiny town of 244 people in Holmes County, Ohio. It's about 32 miles from Canton, OH and 60 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $810 a month.
244people
$160kTypical home
$810/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
23"Snow
198Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 244
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,094 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 32 mi to Canton, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,007/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CAK airport
- 54 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: R+69 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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