Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 13,522, settled in 1920.
Lyndhurst's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B+, 345th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country and the median household earns $91K. 24% of the land in Lyndhurst is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 47 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. Lyndhurst has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Euclid District 4 Schoolhouse.
Where Lyndhurst beats most towns.
23.8% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lyndhurst is from typical.
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Census counts: 288 in 1920, a peak of 19,749 in 1970, 14,050 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 6 maps from 1905 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lyndhurst. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
11 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
9 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
6 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 Lyndhurst, 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 Lyndhurst.
Lyndhurst gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
At 1.7 miles per square mile, Lyndhurst’s trail density is where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Acacia Reservation, at 154 acres. 7.3 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Acacia Reservation | 0.6 mi | 154 |
| 2. Brainard Park | 0.2 mi | 14 |
| 3. Lyndhurst Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the South Euclid-Lyndhurst City school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunview Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 345 | B− |
| Brush High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,030 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
13% of Lyndhurst adults report frequent mental distress. Lyndhurst beats the Ohio average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of Lyndhurst adults report frequent physical distress.
| Lyndhurst | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lyndhurst | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Lyndhurst since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22.2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Lyndhurst for work: only 4% work in town. 22% of workers work from home in Lyndhurst. The top destinations are Cleveland (29%), Beachwood (4%) and Mayfield Heights (4%).
| Lyndhurst | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Chardon weather station, 16 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Lyndhurst has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lyndhurst’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 218 to 155 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 15 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The median property tax bill is $4,604, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Lyndhurst home is worth about $234,000, up 1.6% in a year, 5% below the Ohio typical home. The median rent in Lyndhurst is $1,244 a month.
| Lyndhurst | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,244 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Lyndhurst
About 4 of every 100 Lyndhurst residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Lyndhurst’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Lyndhurst on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Ohio, United States
Lyndhurst is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and an eastern suburb of Cleveland. The population was 14,050 at the 2020 census. A small part of Lyndhurst was originally part of Mayfield Township.
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5 towns share a border with Lyndhurst.
Highland Heights next door grades higher for schools (A− to Lyndhurst’s C+) and lower for cost of living (D to C).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndhurst | #345 | B+ | C | B | C+ | A |
| Mayfield Heights | #92 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| South Euclid | #518 | B | C+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Highland Heights | #47 | A+ | D | A | A− | A |
| Beachwood | #232 | A− | D− | C+ | A | A+ |
| Richmond Heights | #792 | C | C | B | C− | B− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lyndhurst grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #345 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, B for safety and C+ for schools.
That is 3.3 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 C.
2 notable people were born here, including Ken Landenberger and Rick Smith, Jr..
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