General Information

• 2005 Named One of the Hottest Places to Live in the Midwest by Money Magazine.
• 2005 Heritage Award for Best New Development for seamlessly blending a historic Main Street with a new mixed use retail development called First & Main.
• 2005 Winner of America in Bloom National Competition for beautiful downtown landscapes.
• 2003 Ranked as the Number 1 Suburb in which to live by Cleveland Magazine.
• Hudson has been designated as a Tree City USA for more than 20 years.
  

Location

• Conveniently located in Northeast Ohio between Cleveland and Akron.
• Access to the Ohio Turnpike and several major Interstate highways, rail lines, bus transportation, and two major airports.
• Northeast Ohio is one of the country’s leading trucking centers, providing a convenient, low-cost access to markets across the nation.
  

Demographics

• Conveniently located in Northeast Ohio between Cleveland and Akron.
• City spans 25 square miles.
• More than 22,000 people live in Hudson, Ohio.
• Median household income in Hudson is $99,186.
• Hudson is located in the Eastern Time Zone
• The average home price in Hudson is $200,000
• Northeast Ohio has one of the lowest cost of living rates in the U.S.
• 66.5% of residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Hudson has convenient access to major highways, rail lines, and airports.
  

• Hudson’s income tax rate is 2%.
• Summit County sales tax is 7.5%.
• Hudson has a AA1 Bond Rating.
• More than 875 businesses operate in the City.

Utilities

The City of Hudson offers water, sewer and electric utility service for a portion of the City. There are also privately-owned utility companies as well as other governmental agencies that provide utility services within Hudson.

Below is a link that will help you determine if a property is part of the City of Hudson utility system. When you click on the link, enter the address you would like to view. The utility information listed is Water, Sewer and Electric and either “City of Hudson” or “Other Entity”. “City of Hudson” means the City provides that particular utility for that address; “Other Entity” means the City does not provide that particular utility for that address; it may be provided by a private company or another governmental agency.

To determine if the City of Hudson provides utilities to a specific property, please click here to go to the GIS Viewer.

If the property indicates "Other Entity" under any utility service, please check with the following non-City utility companies to see if the service is available at the address you are researching:

If you are still unsure of which utilities apply to your property, please contact the Hudson Utility Billing Department at 330-342-1710.

Other Local Utility links

• Natural Gas - Dominion Gas
• Cable Services - Time Warner
• Telephone - Windstream

Living in Hudson

• There are more than 20 parks in the City, totaling more than 1,100 acres. Other parks and nature preservers are located only minutes away.
• Hudson’s park system has miles of hike/bike trails.
• There are three golf courses in the City; one municipally owned.
• The First & Main retail shopping area in downtown Hudson offers a host of specialty shops, boutiques and retail stores, as well as upscale offices and living areas.
• There are more than 50 restaurants in Hudson, including several top restaurants noted by local magazines and organizations.
• Located in the Midwest, the average temperatures range from 27 degrees F in January to 74 degrees F in July. Average rainfall is 37 inches.
• One of the lowest crime rates in the County.
• Hudson’s proximity to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Akron-Canton Airport provides residents access to thousands of flights daily.
• Hudson is served by world-class healthcare institutions, including the Cleveland Clinic, Summa Health Systems, and University Hospitals, among others. The area is fast becoming a major center for biomedical research.
  
  

Sports, Culture & the Arts

• Quicken Loans Arena, Wolstein Center, Jacobs Field, John S. Knight Convention Center, and IX Center, Severance Hall, E J Thomas Hall and Canal Park are home to a variety of sports teams, including the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, and Akron Aeros, and host hundreds of musical and concert performances and conventions each year.
• Cleveland and Akron are home of world-class entertainment, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Akron Symphony Orchestra and Playhouse Square which is the second largest theater district in the United States next to Broadway.
• The Cleveland Art Museum, Akron Art Museum, Western Reserve Historical Society, Botanical Gardens, Science Center and Children’s Museum are some of the many museums and educational centers located in the area.
• Area entertainment attractions including Blossom Music Center, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Inventor’s Museum, Football Hall of Fame, Geauga Lake, Cedar Point Amusement Park, and the Cleveland and Akron Zoos.
• The NEC International Golf Tournament is held at the famous Firestone Country Club in Akron.
• Theaters and art galleries are prevalent throughout the area. Actors Summit and Hudson Players are located within the City, while other theatrical organizations are located nearby, such as the Porthouse Theatre, Coach House Theatre, Akron Children’s Theater, Carousel Dinner Theater, the Cleveland PlayHouse, and Playhouse Square.
• Two daily newspapers, The Akron Beacon Journal and The Plain Dealer, and a semi-weekly newspaper, the Hudson Hub Times, serve the community.
• The City owns and operates its own cable television network, Hudson Cable TV.
  

Education

• Hudson has one of the best ranked public school systems in the State of Ohio and in the nation.
• In addition to the public schools, Hudson is home to one of the best Ivy League prep schools in the world, Western Reserve Academy. In addition, Seton Catholic School and Hudson Montessori are both excellently rated educational facilities in their categories.
• Hudson is surrounded by 32 private and public colleges and universities, including Kent State University, Case Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, the University of Akron, Cleveland State University, Notre Dame College, and Hiram College, among others.
• Northeast Ohio’s colleges and universities comprise the second-largest concentration of educational resources in the United States. These educational institutions are leading the way in polymer research, flat-panel display technology and industrial technology and research.