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Eaton EstatesOH

A town of 1,184.

Is Eaton Estates a good place to live?

The best of Eaton Estates’ subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Eaton Estates’ median age is 56.4 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On history, just 39 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Eaton Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Eaton Estates stand out

Where Eaton Estates beats most towns.

Small town

1,184 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

How Eaton Estates grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Eaton Estates is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Eaton Estates: who provides what

Eaton Estates is unincorporated, so Lorain County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRural Lorain County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLorain CountyLorain County provides services here
SchoolsMidview Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Lorain County Board of ElectionsLorain County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code4404444044 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Eaton Estates.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Eaton Estates

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Eaton Estates’ workers commute out

Most working residents leave Eaton Estates for work: only 0% work in town. 2% of residents live below the poverty line in Eaton Estates, below both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Cleveland (17%), Elyria (6%) and Eaton Township (4%).

0%work in town
Eaton EstatesOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2%9.1%9.6%
Average trip to work23 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Eaton Estates0%
Cleveland17%
Elyria6%
Eaton Township4%
Strongsville4%
15 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in Eaton Estates
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Eaton Estates, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Eaton Estates has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.

65″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–37°
Spring39–59°
Summer61–81°
Fall44–63°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Health in Eaton Estates trails 64% of U.S. towns

Eaton Estates beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of Eaton Estates adults report frequent mental distress.

36%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Eaton EstatesOhio townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)20%18%17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%26%23%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)41%38%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%17%16%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outEaton EstatesOH
More older adults who have lost all their teeth28.2%15.3%
More adults in frequent mental distress19.9%17.5%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist59.3%62.9%
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
9.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

4.6%
conserved · 25 of 555 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Eaton Township Community Park—8

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade A−

More of Eaton Estates’ households own their home than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

96% of households own their home in Eaton Estates.

$179Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 53 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eaton Estates. Close and well known come first.

All 77 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Rock 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eaton Estates

16pages on Eaton Estates
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Eaton Estates

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Eaton Estates for work

Where Eaton Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Cleveland Cleveland 17% 6% → Elyria Elyria 6% 4% → Eaton Township Eaton Township 4% 4% → Strongsville Strongsville 4% 3% → Medina Medina 3% 2% → Brunswick Brunswick 2% Eaton Estates · 0% stay
57jobs based in Eaton Estates
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Eaton Estates

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Eaton Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,155 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
801 ft

Questions about Eaton Estates

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Eaton Estates, OH expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $156,000, 37% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.