Clark County, Ohio: roof stress score 54.1 of 100

Clark County ranks #492 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #8 of 23 in Ohio. Clark County homes: 92.2% predate 2000, median year 1963. Hail in Clark County (1 inch or more): 0.9 days a year. Permits in Clark County ran 20.2 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 54.1

InputClark CountyMedianStress percentileIn OH
Homes built before 2000 92.2%80.4% 94 93
Severe hail days per year 0.92.0 1 2
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 20.235.5 68 72

Average of 94, 1 and 68: 54.1

Clark County on age: only 7.8% of homes date from 2000 or later. Clark County on hail: 9 severe days over 10 full years, at most 3 in 2014. Clark County on building: 20.2 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Clark County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Clark County homes by decade built

61,092 housing units by decade built 24.8% pre-1940 6.5% 1940s 14.6% 1950s 16.2% 1960s 14.9% 1970s 6.8% 1980s 8.3% 1990s 5.7% 2000s 2.0% 2010s 0.1% 2020+
61,092 housing units by decade built
pre-194024.8%
1940s6.5%
1950s14.6%
1960s16.2%
1970s14.9%
1980s6.8%
1990s8.3%
2000s5.7%
2010s2.0%
2020+0.1%

61,092 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 24.8%. Before 1980: 77.0%. Since 2010: 2.1%.

New-home permits in Clark County

1,236 single-family permits by year 49 14 61 15 55 16 69 17 68 18 70 19 129 20 189 21 112 22 107 23 102 24 225 25
1,236 single-family permits by year
1449
1561
1655
1769
1868
1970
20129
21189
22112
23107
24102
25225

Clark County issued 1,236 single-family permits, equal to 2.0% of its 61,092 housing units. Pace: about 145 a year lately, up from 55 a year at the start. Peak: 225 permits in 2025.

Severe hail days in Clark County, by year

Clark County severe days per year 3 14 0 15 0 16 1 17 0 18 2 20 0 21 0 22 2 23 1 24 1 26*
Clark County severe days per year
143
150
160
171
180
202
210
220
232
241
26*1

* partial year. Clark County: severe days in 5 of 10 full years (worst: 2014, 3 days).

Map of 11 hail reports in Clark County

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1 to 1.74 in1.75 to 2.74 in2.75 in and up

Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Clark County among Ohio counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Mahoning County55.391.4%1.016.2+1.2
Richland County54.490.4%1.218.7+0.3
Clark County54.192.2%0.920.2-0.0

3 published. Clark County on the Ohio map

Counties scoring near 54.1

CountyRankScoreGap
Woodbury County, IA#46055.3+1.2
Mahoning County, OH#46155.3+1.2
Richland County, OH#48454.4+0.3

Why Clark County lands at 54.1

Clark County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 94th percentile. Age stands at 94, hail at 1, renewal at 68. Your house may differ: the score of Clark County is not a verdict on one roof.

Clark County next steps

  1. Check an address in Clark County: hail check.
  2. Compare Clark County with roof age by city.
  3. Clark County roofers we list: Springfield.

Clark County data: NOAA (9 severe days), Census ACS (61,092 homes), Census BPS (1,236 permits). Method, limits and common questions