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Walnut Creek is a small town of 1,053 people in Holmes County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Canton, OH and 64 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,053people
$199kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
21"Snow
198Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,053
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 474 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 26 mi to Canton, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CAK airport
- 60 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: R+69 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.