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Cuyahoga HeightsOH

With 552 residents, this town was settled in 1920.

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Is Cuyahoga Heights a good place to live?

Cuyahoga Heights’ midpoint age is 49.3 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 16% of the land in Cuyahoga Heights is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, at 264 acres. Cuyahoga Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Cuyahoga Heights stand out

Where Cuyahoga Heights beats most towns.

Small town

552 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
ClevelandBrooklyn HeightsIndependenceGarfield HeightsNewburgh HeightsValley ViewClevelandBrooklyn HeightsIndependenceGarfield HeightsNewburgh HeightsValley ViewCuyahoga Heights
Ohio & Erie Canalway - Walking and Biking on the Towpath Trail
Ohio & Erie Canalway - Walking and Biking on the Towpath Trail, 2004
Cuyahoga Heights’s story

106 years in pictures

Census counts: 739 in 1920, a peak of 866 in 1970, 573 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1903 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1920Cuyahoga Heights is settled
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Nearby attractions

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 54 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cuyahoga Heights. Close and well known come first.

All 69 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Rock 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

Getting set up

Moving to Cuyahoga Heights: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Cuyahoga Heights, and how to reach them.

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PowerThe Illuminating Company16.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCleveland WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpMondayTrash dayTown site
SchoolsCuyahoga Heights Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Cuyahoga County Board of ElectionsCuyahoga County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes44125, 4410544125 96% · 44105 4%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Cuyahoga Heights.

Work & commute

Cuyahoga Heights has 29.0 jobs for every working resident, and 6,047 people commute in

For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Since 2013, Cuyahoga Heights has added 1,086 jobs, to 6,059 in 2023. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Cuyahoga Heights: 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

6%work in town
Cuyahoga HeightsOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line5.7%9.1%9.6%
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town5.7%6.9%8%
Median household income$82,000$75,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Cuyahoga Heights6%
Cleveland31%
Brecksville4%
Independence3%
Columbus3%
8 mi
median commute distance
6,059
jobs based in Cuyahoga Heights
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Cuyahoga Heights’s kids attend

Public schools: the Cuyahoga Heights Local school district. Its three schools are below. The 3 public schools in Cuyahoga Heights teach 774 students between them.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5352B+
Cuyahoga Hts High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12250A
Cuyahoga Hts Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8Grades 6–8172A−

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Very low risk in Cuyahoga Heights, with inland flooding at the top

The risk rating from FEMA in Cuyahoga Heights is 13 of 100. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 77% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.

13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
13Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

16.2% of Cuyahoga Heights is conserved land

Across 4 parks and preserves: 0.5 miles of trail. For Cuyahoga Heights, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.

16.2%conserved
16.2%
conserved · 331 of 2,044 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation0.3 mi264
2. Bacci Park—16
3. Washington Reservation—2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Cuyahoga Heights

Cuyahoga Heights’ July high is 83°F.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–37°
Spring40–59°
Summer62–81°
Fall45–63°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

A typical Cuyahoga Heights home is worth about $214K

Typical home values rose 4.5% in the year to September 2026. For households in Cuyahoga Heights, the share who own their home is 69%. Also worth knowing: the typical rent for Cuyahoga Heights comes to $1,098 a month.

$214KZillow home value
Cuyahoga HeightsOhio townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home69%77%73%
Median rent$1,098 a month$944 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Cuyahoga Heights$214K
Ohio$246K
+4.5%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

How healthy Cuyahoga Heights is

Nearly a fifth of adults binge drink in Cuyahoga Heights. Against the Ohio average, Cuyahoga Heights comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.

Cuyahoga HeightsOhio townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)38%34%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%17%16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)33%38%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%26%23%
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better30 too close to call1 worse
What stands outCuyahoga HeightsOH
Fewer adults with obesity32.9%37.1%
More binge drinkers19.1%16.6%
Metrohealth System
3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cuyahoga Heights

18pages on Cuyahoga Heights
After high school

Colleges nearby

12 within 15 miles of the center of Cuyahoga Heights

A job hub

Every workday, about 6,047 people come to Cuyahoga Heights for work

Where Cuyahoga Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Cleveland Cleveland 31% 4% → Brecksville Brecksville 4% 3% → Independence Independence 3% 3% → Columbus Columbus 3% 3% → Akron Akron 3% 2% → Middleburg Heights Middleburg Heights 2% Cuyahoga Heights · 6% stay
6,059jobs based in Cuyahoga Heights
6%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cuyahoga Heights

Village in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Cuyahoga Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 573 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.2 sq mi
Elevation
715 ft

Questions about Cuyahoga Heights

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cuyahoga Heights, OH a good place to live?

Cuyahoga Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.