Living in Lakemore, OH
Lakemore is a small town of 2,914 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Akron, OH and 34 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,914people
$158kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
167Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,914
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,008 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 6 mi to Akron, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$999/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,493 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CAK airport
- 35 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 775 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 150 bars within 25 mi
- 249 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+7 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