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Gates Mills’ best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and history and an A for health; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Gates Mills, above both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). On health, just 26 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. 17% of the land in Gates Mills is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On history, just 69 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is North Chagrin Reservation, 462 acres with 2.4 miles of trail. Gates Mills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Gates Mills beats most towns.
Gates Mills Methodist Episcopal Church| Widest gap | Gates Mills | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 15.3% |
Where Gates Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Gates Mills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 99 in 1880, 2,264 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1905 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gates Mills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
12 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
11 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 Gates Mills, 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 Gates Mills.
97% of households own their home in Gates Mills. Typical home values rose 5.6% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Mayfield City school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Mills Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 120 | A− |
| Gilmour Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 768 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
11% of Gates Mills adults report frequent mental distress. Of the 994 Ohio towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Gates Mills. 12% of Gates Mills adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Gates Mills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Gates Mills | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.4% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Gates Mills for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Gates Mills is $231,000. Since 2013, Gates Mills has lost 46 jobs, to 585 in 2023.
| Gates Mills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $231,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Chagrin Reservation | 2.4 mi | 462 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Gates Mills has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Gates Mills’ July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gates Mills's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Among 294 Ohio towns, just 6 have a lower property crime rate than Gates Mills. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Gates Mills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.8 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gates Mills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
12 within 15 miles of the center of Gates Mills
About 3 of every 100 Gates Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
5 places in Gates Mills on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Gates Mills is a village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 2,264 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Gates Mills.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Mills | — | — | D | — | A− | A |
| Mayfield | #302 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
| Mayfield Heights | #92 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| Chester Township | #84 | A | B− | — | A+ | B+ |
| Chesterland | #65 | A | B− | — | A+ | B+ |
| Willoughby Hills | #771 | C | D | — | B− | B− |
| Hunting Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gates Mills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Gates Mills, Mayfield, Chester Township, Chesterland and Willoughby Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Hunting Valley isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gates Mills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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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