Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, home to about 23,039 people across 26 square miles. Its ZIP code is 44236, and parts of 44264 are in Hudson too.
Homes sold for a median of $242 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Hudson; also Boston Heights
Mostly Cuyahoga Falls; part is in Hudson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hudson. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)24 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL325 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hudson; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Hudson had 23,110 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 75th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Summit County grew from 71,715 residents in 1900 to 540,428 in 2020.
Summit County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stow 4 Se, OH weather station (8 miles away).
249,827 jobs at 13,309 businesses in Summit County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
291 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hudson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 34 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 49 |
| Dentists | 23 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 56 |
| Mental health providers | 75 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 38 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (28 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1799.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Hudson City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell Early Learning SchoolHudson | Pre-K–K | 372 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Ellsworth Hill Elementary SchoolHudson | 1–2 | 617 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| East Woods Intermediate SchoolHudson | 3–5 | 1,031 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Hudson Middle SchoolHudson | 6–8 | 1,027 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Hudson High SchoolHudson | 9–12 | 1,421 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Catholic SchoolHudson | Pre-K–8 | 469 | Roman Catholic | 1.4 mi |
| The Nest SchoolHudson | K | 6 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Western Reserve AcademyHudson | 9–12 | 439 | Nonsectarian | 0.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Cuyahoga Falls, Boston Heights and Peninsula.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.