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Montrose-Ghent is a big small town of 5,903 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Akron, OH and 22 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $546k and rent runs about $3k a month.
5,903people
$546kTypical home
$2,679/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
54"Snow
167Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,903
- Part of a metro area
- About 628 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 8 mi to Akron, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $546k (≈$3,440/mo)
- Median rent $2,679/mo
- Median household income $180k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CAK airport
- 21 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,465 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 302 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 99 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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