Living in Suffield, OH
Suffield is a small town of 1,126 people in Portage County, Ohio. It's about 11 miles from Akron, OH and 37 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,126people
$216kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
44"Snow
167Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,126
- Part of a metro area
- About 416 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 11 mi to Akron, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,360/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CAK airport
- 38 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 710 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 218 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: R+16 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.