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Perry Heights is a big small town of 8,756 people in Stark County, Ohio. It's about 5 miles from Canton, OH and 48 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $930 a month.
8,756people
$167kTypical home
$930/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
198Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,756
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,064 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 5 mi to Canton, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (319 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,264 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CAK airport
- 47 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 561 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stark County: R+22 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