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Wadsworth is a small city of 24,492 people in Medina County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Akron, OH and 31 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,492people
$248kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
38"Snow
167Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,137 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 12 mi to Akron, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,563/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CAK airport
- 27 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 915 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 164 bars within 25 mi
- 291 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Medina County: R+25 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