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Wickliffe is a big small town of 12,659 people in Lake County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,659people
$167kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
96"Snow
167Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,659
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,747 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 14 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (840 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CLE airport
- 24 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 227 bars within 25 mi
- 317 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+14 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk