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South Russell is a small town of 3,956 people in Geauga County, Ohio. It's about 18 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,956people
$433kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
87"Snow
167Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,956
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,039 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 18 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,729/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $172k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 69% 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
- 27 mi to CLE airport
- 27 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 261 bars within 25 mi
- 366 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Geauga County: R+24 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.