A town of 831, settled in 1891. A typical home worth about $168K.
The thing Brady Lake does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Ordered by what stands out in Brady Lake. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Brady Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Akron (9%), Kent (9%) and Streetsboro (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
The typical Brady Lake home is worth about $168,000, up 9.8% in a year, 33% below the Ohio typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Brady Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Brady Lake beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Brady Lake | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
Where Brady Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Brady Lake is an unincorporated census-designated place and former village in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1927, it originally developed as an amusement park and summer resort that opened in 1891. It was formed from a small portion of Franklin Township and became fully independent of the township in 1993. The village was named after the lake it borders, Brady Lake, which in turn was named for Captain Samuel Brady, who hid in the lake around 1780 while being pursued by a band of local Native Americans. Residents voted to dissolve the village on May 2, 2017, and the area was again made part of Franklin Township. In 2019, the…
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