Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Beachwood grades A− overall, 232nd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools rank ahead of 92% of Ohio towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $500K, 7.1 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Beachwood, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 26 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on walkability. Beachwood is home to Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland.
Where Beachwood beats most towns.
11,953 counted in 2010 and 14,040 in 2020; an estimated 13,673 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 2.7%, after 17.5% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Beachwood is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 225 in 1920, 14,040 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beachwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
10 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
6 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
6 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a yearRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beachwood, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Beachwood.
Beachwood draws workers from Cleveland and beyond and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports more crime than Orange and its other graded neighbors.
At 7.1 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home (about $500K) costs more against local pay than in 98% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $7,022, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Beachwood’s median rent is $2,047 a month. Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. 54% of Beachwood households own their home.
| Beachwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,047 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 54% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $500K.
Its public schools are run by the Beachwood City school district. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Beachwood High School, with 620 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beachwood Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 327 | A+ |
| Beachwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 620 | A |
| Hilltop Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 300 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 6.7% of its 11,146 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Beachwood. Beachwood beats the Ohio average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Beachwood.
| Beachwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Beachwood | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer smokers | 7.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
18,510 jobs are based in Beachwood, 3.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 21.3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Beachwood for work: only 10% work in town. The average trip to work in Beachwood is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Beachwood has lost 1,987 jobs, to 18,510 in 2023.
| Beachwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beachwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Beachwood City Park East, at 34 acres.
| Beachwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beachwood City Park East | — | 34 |
| 2. Beachwood City Park West | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Chardon weather station, 18 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Beachwood has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 19°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Orange (B−) to Pepper Pike (A).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
11 within 15 miles of the center of Beachwood
About 4 of every 100 Beachwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Beachwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ohio, United States
Beachwood is a city in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,040 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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7 towns share a border with Beachwood.
Lyndhurst next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Beachwood’s A) and higher for cost of living (C to D−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beachwood | #232 | A− | D− | C+ | A | A+ |
| Shaker Heights | #331 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Pepper Pike | #13 | A+ | C− | A | A | A+ |
| University Heights | #438 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| Orange | #459 | B | D− | B− | A | A |
| Highland Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodmere | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndhurst | #345 | B+ | C | B | C+ | A |
Shaker Heights reports no FBI crime data of its own. Highland Hills and Woodmere aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Beachwood with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Beachwood grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #232 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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