Richland County, Ohio: roof stress score 54.4 of 100

Richland County ranks #484 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #7 of 23 in Ohio. Richland County homes: 90.4% predate 2000, median year 1964. Hail in Richland County (1 inch or more): 1.2 days a year. Permits in Richland County ran 18.7 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 54.4

InputRichland CountyMedianStress percentileIn OH
Homes built before 2000 90.4%80.4% 87 80
Severe hail days per year 1.22.0 6 39
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 18.735.5 70 76

Average of 87, 6 and 70: 54.4

Richland County on age: only 9.6% of homes date from 2000 or later. Richland County on hail: 12 severe days over 10 full years, at most 3 in 2014. Richland County on building: 18.7 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Richland County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Richland County homes by decade built

54,616 housing units by decade built 18.8% pre-1940 7.0% 1940s 17.9% 1950s 13.8% 1960s 16.7% 1970s 7.0% 1980s 9.1% 1990s 7.0% 2000s 2.2% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
54,616 housing units by decade built
pre-194018.8%
1940s7.0%
1950s17.9%
1960s13.8%
1970s16.7%
1980s7.0%
1990s9.1%
2000s7.0%
2010s2.2%
2020+0.4%

54,616 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 18.8%. Before 1980: 74.3%. Since 2010: 2.5%.

New-home permits in Richland County

1,024 single-family permits by year 61 14 62 15 54 16 70 17 61 18 57 19 109 20 107 21 115 22 110 23 122 24 96 25
1,024 single-family permits by year
1461
1562
1654
1770
1861
1957
20109
21107
22115
23110
24122
2596

Richland County issued 1,024 single-family permits, equal to 1.9% of its 54,616 housing units. Pace: about 109 a year lately, up from 59 a year at the start. Peak: 122 permits in 2024.

Severe hail days in Richland County, by year

Richland County severe days per year 3 14 1 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 2 19 2 22 1 23 1 24 2 25 3 26*
Richland County severe days per year
143
151
160
170
180
192
222
231
241
252
26*3

* partial year. Richland County: severe days in 7 of 10 full years (worst: 2014, 3 days).

Map of 22 hail reports in Richland County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Richland County among Ohio counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Mahoning County55.391.4%1.016.2+0.9
Richland County54.490.4%1.218.7-0.0
Clark County54.192.2%0.920.2-0.3

3 published. Richland County on the Ohio map

Counties scoring near 54.4

CountyRankScoreGap
Pueblo County, CO#43856.0+1.6
Woodbury County, IA#46055.3+0.9
Mahoning County, OH#46155.3+0.9
Clark County, OH#49254.1-0.3

Why Richland County lands at 54.4

Richland County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 87th percentile. Age stands at 87, hail at 6, renewal at 70. Your house may differ: the score of Richland County is not a verdict on one roof.

Richland County next steps

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

Richland County data: NOAA (12 severe days), Census ACS (54,616 homes), Census BPS (1,024 permits). Method, limits and common questions