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Richfield is a small town of 3,721 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Akron, OH and 17 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,721people
$334kTypical home
$1,210/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
61"Snow
167Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,721
- Part of a metro area
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 12 mi to Akron, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,106/mo)
- Median rent $1,210/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 20 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 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CLE airport
- 16 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,543 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 304 bars within 25 mi
- 439 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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