Stark County, Ohio: roof stress score 52.2 of 100

Stark County ranks #527 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #9 of 23 in Ohio. Stark County homes: 89.0% predate 2000, median year 1966. Hail in Stark County (1 inch or more): 1.5 days a year. Permits in Stark County ran 31.8 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 52.2

InputStark CountyMedianStress percentileIn OH
Homes built before 2000 89%80.4% 82 72
Severe hail days per year 1.52.0 22 78
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 31.835.5 53 41

Average of 82, 22 and 53: 52.2

Stark County on age: only 11.0% of homes date from 2000 or later. Stark County on hail: 12 severe days over 8 full years, at most 3 in 2020. Stark County on building: 31.8 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Stark County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Stark County homes by decade built

167,525 housing units by decade built 21.0% pre-1940 7.2% 1940s 14.4% 1950s 12.9% 1960s 16.2% 1970s 8.0% 1980s 9.4% 1990s 7.4% 2000s 3.2% 2010s 0.5% 2020+
167,525 housing units by decade built
pre-194021.0%
1940s7.2%
1950s14.4%
1960s12.9%
1970s16.2%
1980s8.0%
1990s9.4%
2000s7.4%
2010s3.2%
2020+0.5%

167,525 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 21.0%. Before 1980: 71.6%. Since 2010: 3.7%.

New-home permits in Stark County

5,320 single-family permits by year 403 14 405 15 457 16 445 17 412 18 478 19 511 20 537 21 468 22 361 23 371 24 472 25
5,320 single-family permits by year
14403
15405
16457
17445
18412
19478
20511
21537
22468
23361
24371
25472

Stark County issued 5,320 single-family permits, equal to 3.2% of its 167,525 housing units. Pace: about 401 a year lately, level with 422 a year at the start. Peak: 537 permits in 2021.

Severe hail days in Stark County, by year

Stark County severe days per year 1 14 1 15 2 17 0 18 2 19 3 20 2 22 1 24 2 26*
Stark County severe days per year
141
151
172
180
192
203
222
241
26*2

* partial year. Stark County: severe days in 7 of 8 full years (worst: 2020, 3 days).

Map of 19 hail reports in Stark County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Stark County among Ohio counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Mahoning County55.391.4%1.016.2+3.1
Richland County54.490.4%1.218.7+2.2
Clark County54.192.2%0.920.2+1.9
Stark County52.289.0%1.531.8-0.0
Montgomery County51.290.6%1.023.2-1.0
Lucas County49.788.9%1.021.2-2.5
Summit County48.087.5%1.225.7-4.2

7 published. Stark County on the Ohio map

Counties scoring near 52.2

CountyRankScoreGap
Delaware County, IN#50653.4+1.2
Bowie County, TX#52252.5+0.3
Pulaski County, AR#52652.2-0.0
Montgomery County, OH#54851.2-1.0
Black Hawk County, IA#55250.9-1.3
Buffalo County, NE#55450.8-1.4

Why Stark County lands at 52.2

Stark County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 82th percentile. Age stands at 82, hail at 22, renewal at 53. Your house may differ: the score of Stark County is not a verdict on one roof.

Stark County next steps

  1. Check an address in Stark County: hail check.
  2. Compare Stark County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Stark County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Stark County roofers we list: Canton.

Stark County data: NOAA (12 severe days), Census ACS (167,525 homes), Census BPS (5,320 permits). Method, limits and common questions