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Portage Lakes is a big small town of 5,913 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 5 miles from Akron, OH and 33 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,913people
$167kTypical home
$1,162/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
43"Snow
167Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,494 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 5 mi to Akron, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,053/mo)
- Median rent $1,162/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 13% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CAK airport
- 32 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 790 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 150 bars within 25 mi
- 251 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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