Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Bratenahl’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D for cost of living. No town in Ohio scores lower than Bratenahl on civic life. Bratenahl has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Howard M. Hanna Jr. House and Gwinn Estate. Bratenahl has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bratenahl beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Bratenahl | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.9% | 15.3% |
1,197 counted in 2010 and 1,430 in 2020; an estimated 1,396 in 2025.
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 Bratenahl is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 690 in 1910, 1,430 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and a map from 1901 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bratenahl. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
10 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
3 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 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bratenahl, 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 Bratenahl.
7.5% of Bratenahl adults smoke cigarettes. The share of adults in Bratenahl who say their health is fair or poor is 13%, below both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (19%). Of the 994 Ohio towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Bratenahl. This Ohio town beats the Ohio average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Bratenahl | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 28% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bratenahl | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.9% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among households in Bratenahl, 82% own their home. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.2%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Paid flood insurance claims in Bratenahl since 1978: 2. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to cold waves. One declared disaster, in 2012, has brought federal aid to Bratenahl households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For workers in Bratenahl, the share who work from home is 18%. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The middle household income for Bratenahl comes to $138,000, above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The average commute here is 19 minutes.
| Bratenahl | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Bratenahl, the level of property crime is 5.7 per 1,000 residents. The level of violent crime for Bratenahl comes to 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Bratenahl | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.7 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Bratenahl brings chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 22° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Bratenahl: one, of 9 acres.
| Bratenahl | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bratenahl Village Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
12 within 15 miles of the center of Bratenahl
About 2 of every 100 Bratenahl residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
4 places in Bratenahl on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Bratenahl ( BRAT-ən-ahl) is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, on the southern shore of Lake Erie. One of Cleveland's oldest streetcar suburbs, it is bordered by the city on three sides and by the Lake Erie shoreline to the north. The population was 1,430 at the 2020 census.
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Yes. That is 5 years of the area's median household income ($70,678 across the Cleveland, OH metro area). 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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