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New Franklin is a big small town of 13,843 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 9 miles from Akron, OH and 37 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,843people
$214kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
38"Snow
198Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,843
- Part of a metro area
- About 554 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 9 mi to Akron, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CAK airport
- 34 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 750 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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