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Lorain is a mid-size city of 65,395 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $887 a month.
65,395people
$139kTypical home
$887/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
47"Snow
153Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 65,395
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,770 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 26 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 153 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 212 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,318 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CLE airport
- 17 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 322 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 649 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lorain County: R+6 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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