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Sheffield Lake is a big small town of 8,966 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 22 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,966people
$167kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
48"Snow
153Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,966
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,598 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 22 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,053/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 153 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 212 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CLE airport
- 14 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 882 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 194 bars within 25 mi
- 234 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lorain County: R+6 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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