Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cleveland Heights's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 689th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. It is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $206K for a typical one and 2.9 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. 59% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cleveland Heights, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Its National Register listings include Fairmount Boulevard District and Alcazar Hotel.
Where Cleveland Heights beats most towns.
Tremaine-Gallagher Residence
Its 21 National Register listings are more than in 95% of Ohio towns with a listing.
Census counts: 2,955 in 1910, a peak of 61,813 in 1960, 45,312 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Cleveland Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cleveland Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
7 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
8 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
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 · 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 Cleveland Heights, 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 Cleveland Heights.
Cleveland Heights has a longer frost-free season than almost anywhere else in Ohio, but it has property taxes about twice the Ohio norm.
In 9 parks and preserves, walkers have 5.6 miles of trail. Forest Hill Park, at 74 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail network density in Cleveland Heights is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Cleveland Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shaker Lakes Park | 2.6 mi | 70 |
| 2. Forest Hill Park | 1.1 mi | 74 |
| 3. Cumberland Park | 0.5 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Below: Two of its 17 schools, each with why it was picked. The 6 public schools in Cleveland Heights teach 1,821 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxboro Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 550 | C |
| Cleveland Heights High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,717 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
37% of Cleveland Heights adults feel lonely. Among adults in the town, 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Cleveland Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Cleveland Heights | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.7% | 8% |
| Fewer smokers | 11.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cleveland Heights after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. On expected storm and flood damage, Cleveland Heights sits below just over four fifths of U.S. communities. 6 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1978. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 59% come from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Commuting out is the norm in Cleveland Heights: 7% of working residents work locally. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%. Jobs here fell by 579 from 2013 to 2023, to 7,472. Half of commuters travel less than 6 miles.
| Cleveland Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Cleveland weather station, 17 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 198 days, the highest of 2,573 Ohio places with climate records.
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $5,306, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Cleveland Heights, the typical rent is $1,216 a month. Zillow values the typical Cleveland Heights home at about $206,000, up 1.3% in a year, 16% below the Ohio typical home. Also worth knowing: 58% of households are owner-occupiers here.
| Cleveland Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 77% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 50% | 42% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,216 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cleveland Heights’ violent offense rate comes in at 2.4 per 1,000 residents. For Cleveland Heights, the property offense rate is 10.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Cleveland Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.7 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
12 within 15 miles of the center of Cleveland Heights
About 11 of every 100 Cleveland Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Cleveland Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
21 places in Cleveland Heights on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Cleveland Heights.
City in Ohio, United States
Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 45,312 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1901, it is one of Cleveland's historic streetcar suburbs.
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5 towns share a border with Cleveland Heights.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Heights | #689 | C+ | C− | C+ | C+ | A− |
| East Cleveland | #964 | D | A− | D− | C− | D− |
| Cleveland | #978 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D |
| Shaker Heights | #331 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| University Heights | #438 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| South Euclid | #518 | B | C+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
Shaker Heights reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Cleveland Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cleveland Heights grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #689 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
16 notable people were born here, including Debra Winger and Martha Chase.
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