Living in North Ridgeville, OH
North Ridgeville is a small city of 36,627 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 19 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,627people
$270kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
44"Snow
153Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,627
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,562 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 19 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,703/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (204 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CLE airport
- 9 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 973 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 268 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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