Living in Sawyerwood, OH
Sawyerwood is a small town of 1,241 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 37°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,241people
$134kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
45"Snow
167Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,241
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,682 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 5 mi to Akron, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$845/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" 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 50
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CAK airport
- 34 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 816 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 265 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.