Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County has a population of 95,481 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $331,100, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $107,860.

Home price
$331,100
Income
$107,860
Population
95,481
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$331,100county
Median gross rent$1,083county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented12.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,113county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,279county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,058county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,646county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$107,860county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate5.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.7%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government11.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$64,176county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.38%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport523county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.1%county
Traffic deaths25.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment9551county
Students per full-time teacher18.7county
Free lunch eligible21.1%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools5county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians69county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population95,481county
Land area in square miles400county
People per square mile of land238.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store16.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.3%county
Share of households that are one person22.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages11.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents171county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in2,127county
Households that moved away2,419county
Average income of arriving households$98,918county
Average income of departing households$106,532county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year180county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.4 incounty
Annual snowfall90.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing138 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days159 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 11county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$115county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.5¢county
Household electricity use701 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.5%county
Homes heated by propane3.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.8%county
Homes heated by wood6.5%county
Households with broadband88.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk73.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk34.5county
Hail risk74.0county
Earthquake risk46.2county
Tornado risk59.6county
Tropical cyclone risk44.4county
Extreme heat risk55.0county
Winter weather risk92.9county
Strong wind risk87.2county
Wildfire risk42.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Geauga County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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