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41.44° N · 81.65° W · GEOID 3919806

Cuyahoga Heights

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · part of the Cleveland, OH metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioCuyahoga Heights, OHCuyahoga HeightsCuyahoga Heights

The short answer

Cuyahoga Heights is home to 581 people. Median household income is $82,083 a year and median rent is $1,098 a month, 16.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $212,300, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,098
20% below the median place
Median household income
$82,083
2% above the median place
Median home value
$212,300
34% below the median place
Unemployment
7.6%
55% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Cuyahoga Heights

  • Half the homes were built before 1948, older housing than in 94% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.3% a year while rent rose 0.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 88% of places its size.
  • The population has fallen 3.8% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.3 years old, older than in 90% of places its size.
  • 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 83% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Cuyahoga Heights

Cuyahoga County loses about 7.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in32,137
Moved out39,258
Net−7,121

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lorain County, OH3,2704,971−1,701
Summit County, OH2,6213,517−896
Lake County, OH2,3563,175−819
Medina County, OH1,6762,638−962
Franklin County, OH1,1021,365−263
Portage County, OH8731,151−278
Geauga County, OH728949−221
Cook County, IL501620−119

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$80K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cuyahoga County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cuyahoga County report $66,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $80,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$43,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,098 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,547 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $212,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 15.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Palmer Town, MA matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-7.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
27% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$80,440
14% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCuyahoga HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.2%27% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.7%14% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-7.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$66,8455% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$80,44014% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1948, 2% below the median place.

Cuyahoga Heights16.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$43,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.1%
21% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$71,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1948
2% below the median place
Median home value1
$212,300
34% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,547
17% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCuyahoga HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,09820% below
Rent to income116.1%21% below
Property tax rate11.2%35% above
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.97% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,27421% below
HUD area median income4County figure$105,0002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,60620% below
Median home value1$212,30034% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.5%4% above
Homeownership168.7%3% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.4%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,54717% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.9%40% above
Median year built119482% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
7.6%
55% above the median place
Poverty rate1
5.7%
47% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute22 min −12%
Median household income$82,083 +2%
Income per person$40,681 +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCuyahoga HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$82,0832% above
Income per person1$40,6812% above
Unemployment17.6%55% above
Average annual pay6County figure$77,27317% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure692,694360% above
Poverty rate15.7%47% below
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home1County figure15.5%25% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 49.3, 26% above the median place.

Median age1
49.3
26% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.8%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Household size1
2.2
13% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher21.3% −33%
High school or higher95.2% +3%
Homes with broadband89.9% −3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCuyahoga HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15816646th largest
Population change since 20207-3.8%below (median 1.1%)
Median age149.326% above
Bachelor's or higher121.3%33% below
High school or higher195.2%3% above
Household size12.213% below
Born abroad1County figure7.7%13% below
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband189.9%3% below
05

Life in Cuyahoga Heights

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • E.F. Hauserman Co. Administration, Engineering & Research Building listed 2024

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops31.2 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.0 −6%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
774
84% below the median place
Public schools11
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher11
12.7
18% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureCuyahoga HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11367% below
Public school students1177484% below
Students per teacher1112.718% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.23% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.06% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.239% above
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.0, 22% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cuyahoga Heights. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
99.0
22% above the median place
July average high12
82°F
5% below the median place
Good air days14
43.3%
37% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCuyahoga HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure82°F5% below
January average low12County figure21°F18% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation12County figure40.0 in9% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure98.06% above
Hurricane risk13County figure62.412% below
Tornado risk13County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk13County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk13County figure97.78% above
Median air quality index14County figure5323% above
Good air days14County figure43.3%37% below
08

Cuyahoga Heights in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,098/mo (2024)$1,370/mo$1,130 to $1,670/mo+3.8%
Median household income$82,083 (2024)$103,500$87,500 to $122,500+4.0%
Median home value$212,300 (2024)$304,000$221,000 to $419,000+6.2%
Population552 (2025)550520 to 570−0.2%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Cuyahoga Heights

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Palmer Town, MA$1,075$78,480Compare
New Franklin, OH$1,132$90,244Compare
Lakehills, TX$1,046$90,110Compare
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Gun Barrel City, TXLakehills, TXNew Franklin, OHPalmer Town, MACuyahoga Heights, OHCuyahoga HeightsPalmer TownNew FranklinLakehillsGun Barrel CityCuyahoga HeightsPalmer TownNew FranklinLakehillsGun Barrel City

Common questions

Is Cuyahoga Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1948, older housing than in 94% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.3% a year while rent rose 0.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 88% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 84 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cuyahoga Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $212,300.

What salary do you need to live in Cuyahoga Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cuyahoga Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Palmer Town, MA, New Franklin, OH, Lakehills, TX and Gun Barrel City, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cuyahoga Heights with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cuyahoga Heights itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cuyahoga-heights-ohio

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