Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 14,178, settled in 1804.
Willowick is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 82nd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. It reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, the median household earns $77K, and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in schools. Only 92 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on walkability. Willowick's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns. Claud Foster House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Willowick beats most towns.
Where Willowick’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 Willowick is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 667 in 1930, a peak of 21,237 in 1970, 14,204 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 5 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Willowick. 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
17 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
11 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 Willowick, 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 Willowick.
Willowick pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Ohio norm, reports less crime than Wickliffe or any other graded neighbor and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its A tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Wickliffe (B+) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
At 2.8 per 1,000 residents, Willowick’s property crime rate is below both Ohio’s towns (9.4) and U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Willowick is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Willowick | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Willoughby-Eastlake City school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalview Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 689 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Willowick.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Willowick has 1,417 jobs for its 7,098 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Willowick for work: only 3% work in town. 17% of Willowick workers work from home, above both the Ohio town median (9.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Since 2013, Willowick has lost 228 jobs, to 1,417 in 2023.
| Willowick | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Chardon weather station, 15 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Willowick’s July high is 81°F. Willowick has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Willowick grades A overall with a typical home of about $199K, below the Ohio typical value; only 20 of the 135 Ohio towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Willowick home is worth about $199,000, up 2.8% in a year, 19% below the Ohio typical home.
| Willowick | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,053 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Willowick | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Willowick | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Willowick beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 39% of Willowick adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Willowick | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Willowick | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Willowick | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manry Park | 0.7 mi | 13 |
| 2. Dudley Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Lakefront Lodge | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
11 within 15 miles of the center of Willowick
About 4 of every 100 Willowick residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 notable people were born in Willowick.
City in Ohio, United States
Willowick is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, on Lake Erie. The population was 14,204 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, Willowick is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. The city's name is a portmanteau of two adjacent cities, Willoughby and Wickliffe. As of 2022, the mayor of Willowick is Michael Vanni.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Willowick.
At #82 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Wickliffe (A−) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowick | #82 | A | B | A | B− | B |
| Eastlake | #531 | B | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Wickliffe | #200 | A− | B− | B+ | B | B− |
| Euclid | #866 | C− | B− | B− | C− | C− |
| Willoughby | #491 | B | C | B | B− | B |
Eastlake reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Willowick with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Willowick grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #82 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, A 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.
3 notable people were born here, including Ken Novak and Mike Golic.
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