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Sheffield is a small town of 4,380 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 22 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,380people
$293kTypical home
$1,806/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
153Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,380
- Part of a metro area
- About 408 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 22 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,846/mo)
- Median rent $1,806/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 47" 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
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (888 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CLE airport
- 13 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 924 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 199 bars within 25 mi
- 247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 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