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South Amherst is a small town of 1,912 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Sandusky, OH and 30 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,912people
$196kTypical home
$1,294/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
47"Snow
153Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,912
- Part of a metro area
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 26 mi to Sandusky, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
- Median rent $1,294/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 153 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 212 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 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 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CLE airport
- 20 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 617 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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