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Westlake is a small city of 34,104 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $2k a month.
34,104people
$368kTypical home
$1,570/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
60"Snow
167Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,104
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,140 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 13 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,570/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (475 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CLE airport
- 5 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 231 bars within 25 mi
- 319 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cuyahoga County: D+31 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk