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Madison is a small town of 3,417 people in Lake County, Ohio. It's about 38 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $961 a month.
3,417people
$207kTypical home
$961/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
101"Snow
167Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 38 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,306/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CLE airport
- 48 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 283 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+14 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk