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BrownhelmOH

A town of 8,010. Nearly 11.1% of it is conserved land.

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Population

8,010

+3.4% since 2010

Median home value

$247K

Census ACS

Household income

$62K

median

Median age

51.4

years

Jobs based here

1,063

A commuter town

What makes Brownhelm stand out

The 2 things Brownhelm does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Conserved land & trails

Outdoors

#126 most conserved land in OH

9.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

11.1% of the town is conserved land.

100 U.S. towns● Brownhelm

Health

Healthier than 59%

of U.S. towns on CDC estimates

Better than OH on 12 measures, worse on 3.

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Brownhelm for work

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

1,063jobs based in Brownhelm

5%of working residents work in town

18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Brownhelm’s report card

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Outdoors10 mi#275 for trails in OH HealthBHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns Commute18 miHalf of commuters travel less Hazards21/100Low risk of storm & flood damage Climate82°/21°Summer high · winter low · 47″ snow

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Weather

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61°

Clear

H 0° · L 57°

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Brownhelm. Another town gets a different order.

Outdoors

11.1% of Brownhelm is conserved land

9.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

#275for trails in OH

Map of Brownhelm: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

11.1%

conserved · 1,460 of 13,100 acres

9.6 mi

of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

#126

most conserved land in OH

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Mill Hollow Bacon Woods Park	3.7 mi	329
2. Vermilion River Reservation	0.9 mi	93
3. Showse Park	0.7 mi	17

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Health

Healthier than 59% of U.S. towns

Brownhelm beats the Ohio average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

BHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Ohio

12 better17 too close to call3 worse

What stands out	Brownhelm	OH
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	9.5%	14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	5.7%	8.3%
More adults who have had cancer	11%	8.7%

Mercy Regional Medical Center

5.1 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

79th

percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brownhelm

Most working residents leave Brownhelm for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Vermilion (11%), Cleveland (9%) and Elyria (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brownhelm5%

Vermilion11%

Cleveland9%

Elyria8%

Lorain8%

18 mi

median commute distance

1,063

jobs based in Brownhelm

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

paid flood claims since 1978

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Brownhelm has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–36°

Spring40–57°

Summer63–80°

Fall46–62°

Oct 24

typical first frost

Apr 24

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Mill Hollow House, The · National Register of Historic Places

Brownhelm’s story

Brownhelm in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Brownhelm

Township in Ohio, US

Official town website ↗

Brownhelm Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,877. Brownhelm was the first local government of any kind in the United States to elect a black man to public office; on April 2, 1855, John Mercer Langston, a black man from Virginia, became town clerk. He later became a United States congressman.

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