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A town settled in 1848, now home to 26,486 people.
Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $116K. Avon Lake grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns. That places it 57th of 987 in Ohio. It is strong on safety as well — it reports less crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is cost of living (D): the typical home is worth about $429K, 6.1 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Peter Miller House is on the National Register of Historic Places. On health, just 107 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Avon Lake's schools rank ahead of 90% of Ohio towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FBI crime data, 2025 · home values, Zillow · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Avon Lake beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood Elementary School | PK–4 | 390 |
| Eastview Elementary School | K–4 | 346 |
| Westview Elementary School | K–4 | 277 |
22,581 counted in 2010 and 25,206 in 2020; an estimated 26,486 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.1% since 2020, after 11.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Avon Lake is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 12%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 904 in 1920, 25,206 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and a map from 1986 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Avon Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
20 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Avon Lake, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Avon Lake.
Avon Lake reports less crime than Bay Village or any other graded neighbor and has less food insecurity than most of Ohio, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Ohio.
At 6.1 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home (about $429K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The median property tax bill is $5,341, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Avon Lake, the going rate for rent is $1,537 a month, where Ohio’s towns sit at $943 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The typical Avon Lake home is worth about $429,000, up 4.2% in a year, 74% above the Ohio typical home. 83% of Avon Lake households own their home.
| Avon Lake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,537 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
That grade comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $429K.
Its public schools are run by the Avon Lake City school district. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Public school enrollment here: 2,380 students across 6 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learwood Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 557 | A |
| Avon Lake High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,054 | A |
| Eastview Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 346 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Kopf Family Reservation, at 167 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 11 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The trail density in Avon Lake is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Avon Lake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kopf Family Reservation | 1.9 mi | 167 |
| 2. Miller Road Park | 0.7 mi | 14 |
| 3. Weiss Field | 0.3 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Bay Village (A) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
The rate of thefts and burglaries for Avon Lake comes to 2.9 per 1,000 residents. In Avon Lake, the rate of reported violence is 0.5 per 1,000 residents, below both Ohio’s towns (1.2) and U.S. towns (1.6).
| Avon Lake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 6.7% of its 19,389 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
CDC measures, 32 in all: Avon Lake beats Ohio on 20 and trails on 1. In Avon Lake, 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor. 10% of adults in Avon Lake smoke cigarettes; 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Avon Lake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Avon Lake | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The national flood insurance program has paid 7 claims in Avon Lake since 1980. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. 63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Avon Lake once, in 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22.4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Avon Lake rose by 989, to 7,963. Only 11% of working residents stay in Avon Lake for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Avon Lake who live below the poverty line: 3.2%. The median commute is under 15 miles.
| Avon Lake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $116,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Avon Lake’s typical July afternoon high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3 within 15 miles of the center of Avon Lake
About 3 of every 100 Avon Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Avon Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Avon Lake.
City in Ohio, United States
Avon Lake is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located on the southern shore of Lake Erie about 17 miles (27 km) west of Cleveland. The population was 25,206 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Avon Lake.
Sheffield Lake next door grades lower for schools (B to Avon Lake’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to D).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Lake | #57 | A+ | D | A | A | A |
| Avon | #130 | A | D | B+ | A | A |
| Sheffield Lake | #487 | B | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Bay Village | #2 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ | A+ |
| Sheffield | #457 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
Sheffield reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Avon Lake with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Avon Lake grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #57 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
5 notable people were born here, including Carmella DeCesare and Angela Funovits.
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