Living in Westfield Center, OH
Westfield Center is a small town of 1,211 people in Medina County, Ohio. It's about 22 miles from Akron, OH and 34 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,211people
$354kTypical home
$1,367/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
167Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,211
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 572 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 22 mi to Akron, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,229/mo)
- Median rent $1,367/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CAK airport
- 27 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 522 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 163 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.