Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Wickliffe's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A−, 200th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $82K and it has 5 miles of trail. Wickliffe’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On walkability, just 134 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Wickliffe is home to Rabbinical College Telshe.
Where Wickliffe beats most towns.
9.3% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wickliffe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,508 in 1920, a peak of 21,354 in 1970, 12,652 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 6 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wickliffe. 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
15 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 Wickliffe, 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 Wickliffe.
Wickliffe pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Ohio norm, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Cleveland and other neighbors.
In the comparison, Wickliffe comes against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 5.2 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Pete's Pond Preserve, at 69 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pete's Pond Preserve | 1.2 mi | 69 |
| 2. Coulby Park | 0.1 mi | 43 |
| 3. Jindra Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its B is the best School Grade on its borders; Willoughby Hills (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Wickliffe City school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wickliffe Upper School, with 586 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickliffe Lower SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 642 | B |
| Wickliffe Upper SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 586 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wickliffe since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 11 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
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.
Wickliffe’s July high is 81°F. Wickliffe has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wickliffe grades A− overall with a typical home of about $201K, below the Ohio typical value; only 20 of the 135 Ohio towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Wickliffe home is worth about $201,000, up 3.2% in a year, 18% below the Ohio typical home.
| Wickliffe | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,207 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wickliffe has about as many jobs (7,060) as working residents, but only 426 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Wickliffe for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Wickliffe is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Cleveland (18%), Mentor (9%) and Willoughby (7%).
| Wickliffe | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 21% of residents are 65 or older in Wickliffe. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Wickliffe | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 57% are men (OH 47%).
| Wickliffe | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Wickliffe beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of Wickliffe adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Wickliffe | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wickliffe | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
12 within 15 miles of the center of Wickliffe
About 4 of every 100 Wickliffe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Wickliffe is a city in western Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,652 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Wickliffe.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickliffe | #200 | A− | B− | B+ | B | B− |
| Willoughby Hills | #771 | C | D | — | B− | B− |
| Euclid | #866 | C− | B− | B− | C− | C− |
| Willowick | #82 | A | B | A | B− | B |
| Willoughby | #491 | B | C | B | B− | B |
Willoughby Hills reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Wickliffe with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wickliffe grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #200 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health, B+ for safety and B for schools.
That is 2.8 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 B−.
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