EastlakeOH
A town of 17,357, settled in 1797.
Is Eastlake a good place to live?
Eastlake is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 531st of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $62K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 63% of the country. A typical home there costs about $209K, 3 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. 16% of residents are under 18 in Eastlake, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Chagrin River Park, 137 acres with 2.3 miles of trail. Eastlake is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 74% of U.S. towns.
What makes Eastlake stand out
Where Eastlake beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Eastlake for work
Where Eastlake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Eastlake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Eastlake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 50 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eastlake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
19 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
14 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a yearPhoto 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
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Moving to Eastlake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eastlake, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Eastlake.
Eastlake gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Eastlake has set aside 4.2% of its land for conservation
3.1 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.
| Eastlake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chagrin River Park | 2.3 mi | 137 |
| 2. Woodland Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Bruce Yee Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Eastlake’s public schools outperform 52% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Willoughby-Eastlake City school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is North High School, with 1,231 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 432 | C+ |
| North High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,231 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Eastlake
237 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 41 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 237 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eastlake.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eastlake has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Eastlake for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Eastlake grew to 5,605 in 2023, 515 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Cleveland (17%), Mentor (13%) and Willoughby (10%).
| Eastlake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Eastlake is cooler than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
The Chardon weather station, 13 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
The July high in Eastlake is 81°F. Eastlake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Eastlake earns a C+ for health
Against the 9,432 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eastlake’s, it is healthier than 55%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
40% of Eastlake adults sleep under 7 hours. Eastlake beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of Eastlake adults have high blood pressure.
| Eastlake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Eastlake | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer children than Ohio overall
24% of residents are 65 or older in Eastlake. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio. Eastlake’s median age is 46.9 years.
| Eastlake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Eastlake | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Eastlake earns a B− for cost of living
The typical Eastlake home is worth about $209,000, up 2.4% in a year, 15% below the Ohio typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crime reported in Eastlake
Eastlake's reported crime rate is close to Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 21 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Eastlake | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Everything we know about Eastlake
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Eastlake
About 5 of every 100 Eastlake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Eastlake
City in Ohio, United States
Eastlake is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. It takes its name from its location northeast of Cleveland, following along the shore of Lake Erie. The population was 17,670 at the 2020 census. The 2003 North America blackout stemmed from an Eastlake generating station going offline.
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- Established
- 1797
- Area
- 6.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- ZIP code
- 44095, 44097
- Area code
- 440
Eastlake’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Eastlake.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlake | #531 | B | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Willoughby | #491 | B | C | B | B− | B |
| Timberlake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willowick | #82 | A | B | A | B− | B |
| Lakeline | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Eastlake reports no FBI crime data of its own. Timberlake and Lakeline aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Eastlake with a neighbor →
Questions about Eastlake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eastlake, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Eastlake grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #531 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Is Eastlake, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.