Living in Willoughby, OH
Willoughby is a small city of 24,046 people in Lake County, Ohio. It's about 18 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,046people
$217kTypical home
$1,171/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
101"Snow
167Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,046
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,349 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 18 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,368/mo)
- Median rent $1,171/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to CLE airport
- 28 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 976 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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