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Grand RiverOH

A town of 625.

Population
625
residents
Median home value
$163K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
54.1
years
Jobs based here
285
Balanced
Small town

625 people, and everyone knows the way

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Mostly Cloudy
H 79° · L 57°

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The data

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

Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 6% of U.S. communities.

6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
6Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
15
paid flood claims since 1978
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Grand River has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 114 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

114″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–37°
Spring39–57°
Summer62–79°
Fall46–62°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Grand River

Most working residents leave Grand River for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mentor (22%), Painesville (9%) and Cleveland (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Grand River0%
Mentor22%
Painesville9%
Cleveland8%
Willoughby7%
11 mi
median commute distance
285
jobs based in Grand River
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Grand River is

Grand River beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Ohio
7 better23 too close to call2 worse
What stands outGrand RiverOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6%8.3%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.3%15.3%
More adults who have had cancer10.7%8.7%
Lake Health
5.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.6% of Grand River is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.6%conserved
0.6%
conserved · 2 of 407 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Grand River Village Merrick Hutchinson Memorial Park0.2 mi4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

Homes in Grand River sell for about $237K

The median sale price was $237,000 in February 2026.

$237Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in February
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Grand River Harbor, Ohio
1854 · Grand River Harbor, Ohio · Wikimedia Commons
Grand River’s story

Grand River in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Map of Grand River Harbor, OhioMap Accompanying the Report of General Brown on the Grand River Harbor, OhioOHMap-doton-Grand River
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About Grand River

Village in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Grand River is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along the Grand River. The population was 394 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
394
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
610 ft
ZIP code
44045

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