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Strongsville is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, ranked 86th of 987 in Ohio. The median household earns $103K, residents are healthier than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and its schools outperform 87% of the state's. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $362K for a typical one and 5.1 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. 16% of the land in Strongsville is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Mill Stream Run Reservation, 2,237 acres with 17.8 miles of trail. Strongsville is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where Strongsville beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,349 in 1930, 46,491 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Strongsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Strongsville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
10 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
18 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 Strongsville, 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 Strongsville.
Strongsville trades workers with Cleveland and other neighbors, has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
21 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. Strongsville’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Stream Run Reservation | 17.8 mi | 2,237 |
| 2. Strongsville Backyard Preserve | 0.6 mi | 27 |
| 3. Foltz Park | — | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $362K.
Its public schools are run by the Strongsville City school district. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongsville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,327 | A− |
| Strongsville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,842 | A− |
| Kinsner Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 643 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 7.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
14% of Strongsville adults report frequent mental distress. Strongsville beats the Ohio average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Strongsville adults have obesity.
| Strongsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Strongsville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $5,335, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Strongsville’s median rent is $1,302 a month. The typical Strongsville home is worth about $362,000, up 2.8% in a year, 47% above the Ohio typical home. 82% of households own their home in Strongsville.
| Strongsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,302 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 38 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Strongsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 457 to 353 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 21 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Strongsville is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Strongsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.3 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Strongsville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Strongsville has about as many jobs (20,541) as working residents, but only 2,425 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Strongsville for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (25%), Middleburg Heights (4%) and Parma (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Strongsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4 within 15 miles of the center of Strongsville
About 5 of every 100 Strongsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
4 places in Strongsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Strongsville.
City in Ohio, United States
Strongsville is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 46,491. The city's nickname, Crossroads of the Nation, originated from the intersection between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Southwestern Electric Line that connected Cleveland and Wooster, Ohio. As the railroad line ceased operation in 1931, the motto and city seal have been adapted to reflect the modern-day intersection of Interstate 71 and the Ohio Turnpike.
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4 towns share a border with Strongsville.
At #86 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Berea (A) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongsville | #86 | A | C− | B+ | A | A |
| Berea | #105 | A | C+ | A | B | B+ |
| Middleburg Heights | #128 | A | C+ | — | B | A− |
| North Royalton | #152 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Columbia Township | #526 | B | D | — | A− | B |
Middleburg Heights, North Royalton and Columbia Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Strongsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Strongsville grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #86 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
15 notable people were born here, including Dayton Miller and Aaron White.
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