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Vermilion is a big small town of 10,343 people in Lorain County, Ohio. It's about 21 miles from Sandusky, OH and 33 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,343people
$184kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
153Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,343
- Part of a metro area
- About 976 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 21 mi to Sandusky, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CLE airport
- 24 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 435 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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