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Shaker Heights is a small city of 28,922 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 7 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,922people
$303kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
79"Snow
167Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,922
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,597 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 7 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,912/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (540 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CLE airport
- 16 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 271 bars within 25 mi
- 433 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cuyahoga County: D+31 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk