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Electric companies in Medina County, Ohio

Medina County, OH ranks 6th of 88 Ohio counties for the newest homes (median year built 1984). Medina County, OH has 183,049 residents. Medina County, OH: 4 utilities listed by EIA.

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Medina County, OH on the map

Medina County, OH and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsCuyahogaLorainWayneAshlandMedinaSummit

Medina County, OH darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Medina County, OH

Utility listed for Medina County, OHTypeHome accounts in Ohio
Cleveland Electric Illum Co in Medina County, OHInvestor Owned676,098
Ohio Edison Co in Medina County, OHInvestor Owned957,780
City of Wadsworth in Medina County, OHMunicipal12,180
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc in Medina County, OHCooperative15,234

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Housing and heating in Medina County, OH

Medina County, OH: 35,354 of 75,705 homes were built before 1980 and 19,679 in 2000 or later. Medina County, OH has 58,429 detached houses, 8,847 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 804 mobile homes, and 14,484 of 72,500 households rent.

Age of homes in Medina County, OH

% of homes by decade built, Medina County, OH

  1. 8pre-40
  2. 240s
  3. 1050s
  4. 860s
  5. 1870s
  6. 980s
  7. 1890s
  8. 1700s
  9. 810s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Medina County, OH

% of homes by main fuel, Medina County

  • Utility gas72.4
  • Electricity18.4
  • Propane4.2
  • Fuel oil1.8
  • Wood1.4
  • Other fuel1.3
Medina County, OH housing against Ohio counties
Medina County, OHValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Medina County, OH, median year built19841972+12 years6 of 88
Medina County, OH, built before 198046.7%61.4%-14.7 points82 of 88
Medina County, OH, built 2000 or later26.0%16.2%+9.7 points5 of 88
Medina County, OH, detached houses77.2%75.9%+1.3 points34 of 88
Medina County, OH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings11.7%6.4%+5.3 points16 of 88
Medina County, OH, mobile homes1.1%5.6%-4.5 points83 of 88
Medina County, OH, renter households20.0%26.3%-6.3 points78 of 88
Medina County, OH, median home value$268,000$173,050+$94,9506 of 88
Medina County, OH, median gross rent a month$1,090$832+$2587 of 88
Medina County, OH, people per household2.502.43+0.0725 of 88

Facts about Medina County, OH

Residents of Medina County, OH, ACS 2023
183,04916 of 88 Ohio counties
Households in Medina County, OH
72,5002.52 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Medina County, OH
80.0%58,016 owner and 14,484 renter households
Median household income in Medina County, OH
$92,6605 of 88 Ohio counties
Housing units in Medina County, OH
75,7053,205 vacant or seasonal, 4.2% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Medina County, OH
18.4%13,372 homes, 76 of 88 Ohio counties
Utilities listed for Medina County, OH
44 with a home price: Cleveland Electric Illum Co, Ohio Edison Co, City of Wadsworth
ZIP areas touching Medina County, OH
1344212 to 44281
Outage-linked storm events in Medina County, OH
89NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Medina County, OH
46.7%median year built 1984
Flood claims in Medina County, OH
25NFIP 2015 to 2025, $349K paid
Home energy burden in Medina County, OH
2.3%$1,420 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Medina County, OH

Medina County, OH has no price series of its own. Medina County, OH: the Ohio average was 12.80 ¢/kWh in 2015. Medina County, OH: 15.99 ¢ in 2024, 25% up. Medina County, OH: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Medina County, OH: a 846 kWh month at the Ohio price. Medina County, OH: $108 in 2015, $135 in 2024. Medina County, OH: $1,622 a year, 1.8% of the $92,660 median income.

Medina: 10 yearly prices
YearOhio averageMedina: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Medina12.80+0.15
2016, Medina12.47-0.08
2017, Medina12.63-0.26
2018, Medina12.56-0.31
2019, Medina12.38-0.63
2020, Medina12.29-0.86
2021, Medina12.77-0.89
2022, Medina13.85-1.19
2023, Medina15.38-0.62
2024, Medina15.99-0.49

Medina County, OH: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Medina County, OH price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Medina County, OH

Medina County, OH: electricity $1,420 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,463, 2.3% of $108,875 income. 72,097 households in Medina County, OH spend about $102.4 million a year on electricity and $177.6 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Medina County, OH ($21,646 a year) spend 8.8% of income, 3.9 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Medina County, OH

% of income on energy, Medina County, OH

  • All households2.3
  • Lower income8.8
  • Owners2.2
  • Renters2.9
  • Ohio counties2.6
Medina County, OH home energy cost by household group
Medina County, OHHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Medina County, OH, all households72,097$108,875$1,420$954$892.3%
Medina County, OH, lower income12,370$21,646$1,045$749$1168.8%
Medina County, OH, owners57,548$124,361$1,570$1,071$1032.2%
Medina County, OH, renters14,549$47,622$828$495$332.9%

Outage risk in Medina County, OH

Medina County, OH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 89 in all, 48.6 per 100,000 residents of 183,049, rank 45 of 88 Ohio counties. Property damage in Medina County, OH: $2.4M, with 4 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Medina County, OH

events a year, Medina County, OH

  1. 1'15
  2. 7'16
  3. 10'17
  4. 5'18
  5. 14'19
  6. 16'20
  7. 8'21
  8. 7'22
  9. 8'23
  10. 7'24
  11. 6'25

Events by type

events by type, Medina County, OH

  • Thunderstorm and high wind68
  • Winter storm and heavy snow16
  • Tornado5
Medina County, OH outage-linked hazards
Medina County, OHFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Medina County, OH, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High87.212 of 88682019 (13)$1.4M
Medina County, OH, tornadoRelatively Moderate84.612 of 8852021 (2)$90K
Medina County, OH, hurricane and tropical stormVery Low39.353 of 880none$0
Medina County, OH, ice stormRelatively High86.117 of 880none$0
Medina County, OH, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High87.515 of 88162022 (3)$925K
Medina County, OH, heat waveRelatively Low69.121 of 880none$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Medina County, OH

Medina County, OH: 25 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $349K paid, median paid claim $7,854.

221 of 68,208 residential structures in Medina County, OH carry an NFIP contract. 266 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Medina County, OH on 8 Sep 2026. Medina County, OH lists 19 repetitive-loss properties.

Medina County, OH: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Medina County, OH

flood claims a year, Medina County, OH

  1. 5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. <5'17
  4. <5'18
  5. 5'19
  6. <5'20
  7. 6'21
  8. <5'22
  9. 0'23
  10. 0'24
  11. 0'25
Medina County, OH flood claims and flood insurance
Medina County, OHValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Medina County, OH, claims 2015-202525—35 of 76
Medina County, OH, paid 2015-2025$349K—40 of 76
Medina County, OH, median paid claim$7,854——
Medina County, OH, claims per 1,000 homes0.40.767 of 76
Medina County, OH, homes with flood insurance0.3%0.4%61 of 88
Medina County, OH, policies in force266——
Medina County, OH, repetitive-loss properties19——

Medina County, OH: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Medina County, OH: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Medina County, OH

Medina County, OH totals 5,994 heating degree days and 701 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Medina County, OH is the 17th coldest of 88 counties in Ohio: 5,994 against a median of 5,758. For cooling, Medina County, OH is the 74th hottest: 701 against a median of 826.

Medina County, OH is a cold-winter county, with 5,293 more heating than cooling degree days.

Medina County, OH: 5,595 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,994 on the normal, 7% under.

In Medina County, OH, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 18.4% of 72,500, in a 5,994 degree-day climate.

Medina County, OH

  • Heating degree days, 5,994 vs 5,758104
  • Cooling degree days, 701 vs 82685
  • Electric heat, 18.4% vs 26.3%70
  • OH median county100
Medina County, OH: degree days, electric heat
Medina County, OHValueOH median countyMedina County, OH, rank (1 = highest)
Medina County, OH, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,9945,75817 of 88
Medina County, OH, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,5955,36418 of 88
Medina County, OH, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal70182674 of 88
Medina County, OH, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean81792672 of 88
Medina County, OH, electric heating, ACS 2019-202318.4%26.3%76 of 88

Medina County, OH: ACS B25040, 72,500 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Medina County, OH

Household income in Medina County, OH is $92,660; 58,016 of its 72,500 households own. Medina County, OH counts 183,049 residents in 72,500 households. Medina County, OH touches 13 ZIP areas, 44212 to 44281, about 14,081 residents each.

13,372 of the 72,500 homes in Medina County, OH heat with electricity. Medina County, OH has 75,705 housing units, 3,205 (4.2%) vacant or seasonal, and 14,484 rented homes. Medina County, OH logged 89 storm events for its 183,049 residents.

The median home in Medina County, OH dates from 1984. Homes in Medina County, OH pay $1,420 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Medina County, OH

Medina County, OH: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Medina County, OH: 4 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Ohio average 15.99 cents per kWh, $135 a month at 846 kWh.

Medina County, OH: how many homes heat with electricity?

Medina County, OH: 13,372 of 72,500 occupied homes, 18.4%, rank 76 of 88.

Medina County, OH: median household income?

$92,660 in Medina County, OH, rank 5 of 88; 183,049 residents, 72,500 households.

Medina County, OH: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Medina County, OH: 89 NWS events, peak year 2020.

Medina County, OH: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Medina County, OH: 25 NFIP flood claims, $349K paid, 0.4 per 1,000 homes, 0.3% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Medina County, OH?

Medina County, OH: median home built 1984; 46.7% predate 1980, 77.2% detached, 11.7% in 5+ unit buildings.

Medina County, OH: share of income for energy?

Medina County, OH homes spend $1,420 a year on electricity, $2,463 on all energy: 2.3% of $108,875; 8.8% for lower incomes.

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Medina County, OH ranks 6th of 88 Ohio counties for the newest homes (median year built 1984).