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Northfield is a small town of 3,543 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $876 a month.
3,543people
$167kTypical home
$876/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
59"Snow
167Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,543
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,384 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 12 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,336 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CLE airport
- 17 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,603 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 330 bars within 25 mi
- 449 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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