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41.64° N · 81.33° W · GEOID 3940670

Kirtland Hills

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

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioKirtland Hills, OHKirtland HillsKirtland Hills

The short answer

Kirtland Hills is home to 639 people. Median household income is $239,688 a year and median rent is $1,750 a month, 8.8% 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 $752,800, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,750
28% above the median place
Median household income
$239,688
199% above the median place
Median home value
$752,800
136% above the median place
Unemployment
3.9%
21% below 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 Kirtland Hills

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $225,700 a year left, more than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 241 Ohio places.
  • Household income has grown 16.3% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,783 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • The median rent takes only 8.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 278 Ohio places.
01

Moving to Kirtland Hills

Lake County gains about 2.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,859
Moved out7,349
Net+510

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$64K

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

Who moves here
4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lake County report $62,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,700.
Income you would need
$70,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,750 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,533 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $752,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 17.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lucas, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.9%
57% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
26% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
2.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKirtland HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.2%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%57% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure2.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$62,76011% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$63,7289% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Kirtland Hills8.8%
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
$70,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
8.8%
57% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
17% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$226,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
95.3%
44% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,533
89% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureKirtland HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,75028% above
Rent to income18.8%57% below
Home price to income13.1x17% 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$10,001206% above
Median home value1$752,800136% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.9%54% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure47.2%8% below
Homeownership195.3%44% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,53389% above
Vacant homes110.8%53% above
Median year built119840% above
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%)
Income per person1
$128,540
221% above the median place
Median household income1
$239,688
199% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKirtland HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$239,688199% above
Income per person1$128,540221% above
Unemployment1County figure3.9%21% below
Average annual pay6County figure$61,5877% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure99,69034% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.3%23% below
Mean commute122 min13% below
Works from home117.1%37% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.6%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.6%
7% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.0%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
62.6%
95% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +19%
Median age44.5 +14%
Born abroad8.1% −8%
All 9 people measures
MeasureKirtland HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16396646th largest
Population change since 20207-0.1%below (median 1.1%)
Median age144.514% above
Bachelor's or higher162.6%95% above
High school or higher198.0%6% above
Household size13.019% above
Born abroad18.1%8% below
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband198.6%7% above
05

Life in Kirtland Hills

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Hanna, Leonard C., Jr., Estate listed 1979

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.6 +9%
Shops31.1 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.2 −15%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

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

Public schools11
57
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
27,757
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11
17.4
13% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureKirtland HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure57above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure27,757above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure17.413% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.69% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.13% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure17.215% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.013% below
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 81°F, 6% below 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 Kirtland Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
81°F
6% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
28.9
53% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
67.2
25% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureKirtland HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure81°F6% below
January average low12County figure20°F19% below
Average temperature12County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation12County figure42.4 in3% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure77.316% below
Hurricane risk13County figure49.530% below
Tornado risk13County figure75.28% below
Wildfire risk13County figure28.953% below
Heat wave risk13County figure67.225% below
Median air quality index14County figure422% below
Good air days14County figure67.2%2% below
08

Kirtland Hills in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$239,688 (2024)$321,000$271,000 to $379,500+5.0%
Median home value$752,800 (2024)$1,113,000$808,000 to $1,533,000+6.7%
Population689 (2025)690660 to 720+0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

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

09

Places like Kirtland Hills

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

PlaceRentIncome
Lucas, TX$1,764$221,364Compare
Medina, MN$1,429$230,859Compare
Medfield, MA$2,014$218,946Compare
Poolesville, MD$1,831$205,919Compare
Poolesville, MDMedfield, MAMedina, MNLucas, TXKirtland Hills, OHKirtland HillsLucasMedinaMedfieldPoolesvilleKirtland HillsLucasMedinaMedfieldPoolesville

Common questions

Is Kirtland Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $225,700 a year left, more than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 241 Ohio places. Household income has grown 16.3% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kirtland Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 8.8% 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 $752,800.

What salary do you need to live in Kirtland Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $70,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Kirtland Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lucas, TX, Medina, MN, Medfield, MA and Poolesville, MD.

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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Kirtland Hills, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/kirtland-hills-ohio/

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