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Garfield Heights score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Garfield Heights safe? United States travel risk

Is Garfield Heights safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Garfield Heights scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Garfield Heights scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Garfield Heights: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

In the Ohio territory, Garfield Heights is established at 41.4199° N, 81.6038° W. It lies 479.7 km SE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/New_York.

Region
Ohio
Coordinates
41.4199° N, 81.6038° W
Elevation
291 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
29,369
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Detroit (163.9 km NW).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) 12.7 km NNW
Hospital Care Marymount Hospital 0.5 km E
Police Station Garfield Heights Justice Center 0.9 km SSE
Railway Terminal Rockside 3.8 km SW

Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: May (105 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 1° 2° 7° 14° 19° 25° 28° 27° 24° 17° 9° 3°
Low °C -6° -5° -1° 6° 11° 17° 20° 20° 16° 10° 3° -3°
Rain mm 75 73 91 94 105 102 95 88 85 83 89 89

Normals: Cleveland (9 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Cleveland 37
9.0 km NW
Euclid 10
20.2 km NNE
Cuyahoga Falls 17
29.3 km SSE
Mentor 10
37.3 km NE
Akron 32
38.4 km S
Elyria 10
42.2 km W

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy