Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,296, settled in 1819.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mayfield grades B+ overall, 302nd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $126K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $388K for a typical one and 5.5 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. 30% of the land in Mayfield is conserved, where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On the outdoors, just 71 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Mayfield has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Center School and Wilson's Mills Settlement District.
Where Mayfield beats most towns.
Where Mayfield’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 Mayfield is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 344 in 1930, 3,356 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1905 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mayfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
12 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
10 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 Mayfield, 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 Mayfield.
Mayfield draws workers from Cleveland and beyond, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Ohio and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its 760 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Ohio towns.
Mayfield’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Ohio’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. North Chagrin Reservation, at 683 acres with 9.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 9.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Chagrin Reservation | 9.4 mi | 683 |
| 2. Parkview Pool | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Mayfield City school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mayfield High School, with 1,504 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Center Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 468 | A− |
| Mayfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,504 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
3,823 jobs are based in Mayfield, 2.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 9,238 in 2013 to 3,823.
Most working residents leave Mayfield for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Mayfield has lost 5,415 jobs, to 3,823 in 2023. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Mayfield.
| Mayfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
69.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio. The median property tax bill is $6,127, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Mayfield is $1,687 a month. The typical Mayfield home is worth about $388,000, up 2.8% in a year, 58% above the Ohio typical home. 84% of Mayfield households own their home.
| Mayfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,687 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 6.7% of its 2,736 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
Mayfield beats the Ohio average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Mayfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mayfield | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mayfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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.
Mayfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Mayfield’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mayfield's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
| Mayfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.1 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
11 within 15 miles of the center of Mayfield
About 4 of every 100 Mayfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Mayfield, also known as Mayfield Village, 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 3,356 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Mayfield.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | #302 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
| Gates Mills | — | — | D | — | A− | A |
| Willoughby Hills | #771 | C | D | — | B− | B− |
| Highland Heights | #47 | A+ | D | A | A− | A |
| Mayfield Heights | #92 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
Gates Mills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mayfield, Gates Mills and Willoughby Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mayfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mayfield grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #302 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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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