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Mayfield Heights's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, 92nd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 90% of U.S. towns and residents are healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On walkability, just 42 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. W. A. Thorp House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Mayfield Heights beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Mayfield Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,612 in 1930, 20,351 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 6 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mayfield Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
13 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
10 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
8 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 Heights, 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 Heights.
Mayfield Heights pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Ohio norm, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
At 4 of 100, Mayfield Heights’ FEMA risk score is below both Ohio’s towns (23 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mayfield Heights.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Mayfield City school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lander ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 506 | B |
| Mayfield Middle SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–9 | Grades 6–9 | 896 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 116 to 65 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
At 3 per 1,000 residents, Mayfield Heights’ property crime rate is below both the Ohio town median (9.4) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Mayfield Heights is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Mayfield Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 10,144 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mayfield Heights’s, it is healthier than 95%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income. All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its A−, from Mayfield (A) to Gates Mills (A).
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Mayfield Heights. Mayfield Heights beats the Ohio average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults have obesity in Mayfield Heights.
| Mayfield Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mayfield Heights | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 21.9% | 26.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Chardon weather station, 14 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Mayfield Heights has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Mayfield Heights’ July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Mayfield Heights for work: only 8% work in town. 19% of Mayfield Heights workers work from home. Since 2013, Mayfield Heights has lost 1,173 jobs, to 14,260 in 2023.
| Mayfield Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mayfield Heights grades A overall with a typical home of about $232K, below the Ohio typical value; only 20 of the 135 Ohio towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Mayfield Heights home is worth about $232,000, up 1.8% in a year, 6% below the Ohio typical home.
| Mayfield Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,128 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Mayfield Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mayfield Heights City Park | 0.2 mi | 19 |
| 2. Oakville Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
11 within 15 miles of the center of Mayfield Heights
About 5 of every 100 Mayfield Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
4 notable people were born in Mayfield Heights.
City in Ohio, United States
Mayfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,351 at the 2020 census. An eastern suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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3 towns share a border with Mayfield Heights.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Heights | #92 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| Lyndhurst | #345 | B+ | C | B | C+ | A |
| Gates Mills | — | — | D | — | A− | A |
| Mayfield | #302 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
Gates Mills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Gates Mills and Mayfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mayfield Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Mayfield Heights grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #92 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A− 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.
4 notable people were born here, including Lauren Underwood and Matt Prater.
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