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Lakewood is a mid-size city of 50,007 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
50,007people
$262kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
62"Snow
167Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 50,007
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,022 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 6 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,653/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Low property crime (951 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 15% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CLE airport
- 6 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 254 bars within 25 mi
- 373 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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