Silver Lake is a village in Summit County, Ohio, home to about 2,515 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 44224.
Homes sold for a median of $183 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population2,5151,771 per sq mi
Median home value$319,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$183Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Silver Lake
Distances
Nearest major airport
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)27 miles away
Closer regional airport
Akron Canton Regional Airport (CAK)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Cleveland, OH24 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL326 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Silver Lake; 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.
Population over time
Silver Lake had 2,516 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 445th 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).
Weather by month
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 (3 miles away).
Jobs in Summit County
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).
Health care
277 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Silver Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Summa Western Reserve HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cuyahoga Falls4.8 miles
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Akron6.6 miles
Summa Health SystemGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Akron6.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
27
Specialist doctors
29
Dentists
24
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
48
Mental health providers
88
Physical and occupational therapists
43
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
10
Pharmacies
13
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.
Places in and around Silver Lake
Parks (4 nearby)
Stow Kid's Playground (SKiP) · 9 acres0.4 mi
Crestdale Park · 3 acres1.0 mi
Heather Hills Park · 2 acres0.7 mi
Northport Park · 2 acres1.0 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Marc's0.6 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens0.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library1.0 mi
Museums
Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society3.3 mi
JMC Alumni Hall of Fame4.8 mi
Tappenden Fluorescent Mineral Collection4.8 mi
Kent State University Museum4.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Falls River Square Amphitheatre3.6 mi
Richard Roberts Auditorium4.3 mi
The Kent Stage4.5 mi
Auditorium4.9 mi
Center for the Visual Arts5.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Silver Lake
Public schools here are run by Stow-Munroe Falls City School District, Cuyahoga Falls City School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Indian Trail Elementary SchoolStow
Pre-K–4
334
Public
1.2 mi
Echo Hills Elementary SchoolStow
K–4
298
Public
0.8 mi
Fishcreek Elementary SchoolStow
K–4
301
Public
1.1 mi
Highland Elementary SchoolStow
K–4
284
Public
0.7 mi
Silver Lake Elementary SchoolSilver Lake
K–5
210
Public
1.9 mi
Woodland Elementary SchoolStow
K–4
270
Public
1.6 mi
Lakeview Elementary SchoolStow
5–6
745
Public
0.7 mi
Stow-Munroe Falls High SchoolStow
7–12
1,648
Public
2.2 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Family Parish SchoolStow
Pre-K–8
397
Roman Catholic
1.2 mi
Walsh Jesuit High SchoolCuyahoga Falls
9–12
928
Roman Catholic
3.2 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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