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Silver Lake is a small town of 2,515 people in Summit County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Akron, OH and 25 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,515people
$319kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
48"Snow
167Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,515
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,769 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 6 mi to Akron, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,014/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CAK airport
- 27 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 218 bars within 25 mi
- 362 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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.