Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Oakwood's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C−, ranked 916th of 987 in Ohio. Its weakest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Oakwood, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 135 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Alonzo Drake House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Oakwood beats most towns.
Where Oakwood’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 Oakwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,283 in 1960, 3,572 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
2 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
Big draw38 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
13 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakwood, 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 Oakwood.
4,419 jobs are based in Oakwood, 3.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Oakwood for work: only 4% work in town. Oakwood’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Oakwood has added 347 jobs, to 4,419 in 2023.
| Oakwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Oakwood is 4 of 100. Since 1981, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oakwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19% of adults have diabetes in Oakwood. Among 993 Ohio towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Oakwood. 40% of adults have obesity in Oakwood.
| Oakwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Oakwood | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 21.2% | 25.4% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14% | 16.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Oakwood has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Oakwood home is worth about $223,000, up 1.9% in a year, 9% below the Ohio typical home.
| Oakwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,098 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Bedford Reservation, at 61 acres.
| Oakwood | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bedford Reservation | 0.2 mi | 61 |
| 2. Oakwood Community Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. South Chagrin Reservation | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Oakwood
About 3 of every 100 Oakwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Oakwood is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,572 at the 2020 census. An eastern suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Oakwood.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Bedford Heights (C−) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | #916 | C− | C+ | — | C | C− |
| Bedford | #619 | B− | B− | A− | C | C |
| Bedford Heights | #893 | C− | C+ | C+ | C | C− |
| Walton Hills | — | — | C | — | C | B+ |
| Macedonia | #440 | B | C− | C+ | A | B+ |
Walton Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oakwood and Walton Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oakwood with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Oakwood grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #916 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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