Summit County, Ohio: roof stress score 48.0 of 100

Summit County ranks #592 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #12 of 23 in Ohio. Summit County homes: 87.5% predate 2000, median year 1965. Hail in Summit County (1 inch or more): 1.2 days a year. Permits in Summit County ran 25.7 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 48.0

InputSummit CountyMedianStress percentileIn OH
Homes built before 2000 87.5%80.4% 76 61
Severe hail days per year 1.22.0 7 48
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 25.735.5 61 46

Average of 76, 7 and 61: 48.0

Summit County on age: only 12.5% of homes date from 2000 or later. Summit County on hail: 11 severe days over 9 full years, at most 4 in 2019. Summit County on building: 25.7 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Summit County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Summit County homes by decade built

247,239 housing units by decade built 20.3% pre-1940 6.8% 1940s 16.7% 1950s 12.9% 1960s 12.2% 1970s 7.9% 1980s 10.8% 1990s 7.8% 2000s 4.3% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
247,239 housing units by decade built
pre-194020.3%
1940s6.8%
1950s16.7%
1960s12.9%
1970s12.2%
1980s7.9%
1990s10.8%
2000s7.8%
2010s4.3%
2020+0.4%

247,239 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 20.3%. Before 1980: 68.8%. Since 2010: 4.7%.

New-home permits in Summit County

6,355 single-family permits by year 471 14 561 15 636 16 623 17 647 18 495 19 446 20 502 21 508 22 433 23 580 24 453 25
6,355 single-family permits by year
14471
15561
16636
17623
18647
19495
20446
21502
22508
23433
24580
25453

Summit County issued 6,355 single-family permits, equal to 2.6% of its 247,239 housing units. Pace: about 489 a year lately, level with 556 a year at the start. Peak: 647 permits in 2018.

Severe hail days in Summit County, by year

Summit County severe days per year 2 14 1 15 0 16 0 17 1 18 4 19 2 20 0 23 1 24 3 26*
Summit County severe days per year
142
151
160
170
181
194
202
230
241
26*3

* partial year. Summit County: severe days in 6 of 9 full years (worst: 2019, 4 days).

Map of 32 hail reports in Summit County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Summit County among Ohio counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Stark County52.289.0%1.531.8+4.2
Montgomery County51.290.6%1.023.2+3.2
Lucas County49.788.9%1.021.2+1.7
Summit County48.087.5%1.225.7+0.0

5 published. Summit County on the Ohio map

Counties scoring near 48.0

CountyRankScoreGap
Buchanan County, MO#57549.2+1.2
Douglas County, NE#58148.7+0.7
Rock County, WI#58848.4+0.4
Oklahoma County, OK#59347.9-0.1
Scott County, IA#60147.3-0.7
Riley County, KS#61846.2-1.8

Why Summit County lands at 48.0

Summit County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 76th percentile. Age stands at 76, hail at 7, renewal at 61. Your house may differ: the score of Summit County is not a verdict on one roof.

Summit County next steps

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

Summit County data: NOAA (11 severe days), Census ACS (247,239 homes), Census BPS (6,355 permits). Method, limits and common questions