Name: Sheffield, OH statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Sheffield

Lorain County gains about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in11,577

Moved out9,879

Net+1,698

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cuyahoga County, OH4,9713,270+1,701

Medina County, OH614505+109

Erie County, OH493498−5

Summit County, OH256249+7

Franklin County, OH249253−4

Huron County, OH239256−17

Lake County, OH170108+62

Ashland County, OH105141−36

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals

70%29%

Leavers

65%34%

Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$69K

Leavers$66K

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

Who moves here: 4.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Lorain County report $69,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $65,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $72,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,806 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,980 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $292,700.
Getting to work: 25 minutes each way on average; 18.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Wanaque, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
4.7%
18% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.9%
3% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
6.4
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Sheffield	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	4.7%	18% below
Moved from another state1	1.9%	3% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	6.4	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$69,191	2% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$65,826	6% below

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.7x, 29% below the median place.

Sheffield20.1%

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

$72,240

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

20.1%

1% below the median place

Home price to income

2.7x

29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

20%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$89,100

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Sheffield, $1,806 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Sheffield, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
New Freedom, PA	16.4% vs 20.1%	$12,100	Compare
Lake Fenton, MI	16.0% vs 20.1%	$12,000	Compare
Independence, OH	14.3% vs 20.1%	$13,400	Compare

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Median year built1
1996
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.5%
60% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,270
31% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Sheffield	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,806	32% above
Rent to income1	20.1%	1% below
Property tax rate1	1.5%	60% above
Home price to income1	2.7x	29% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	93.9	7% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,274	21% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$105,000	2% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$4,270	31% above
Median home value1	$292,700	8% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	5.6%	77% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	55.8%	8% above
Homeownership1	71.4%	8% above
Renters paying 30%+1	50.3%	1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,980	6% above
Vacant homes1County figure	6.6%	7% below
Median year built1	1996	1% above

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%)
Poverty rate1
1.7%
84% below the median place
Unemployment1
2.8%
44% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$107,837 +34%

Works from home18.1% +46%

Income per person$50,420 +26%

Mean commute25 min +1%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Sheffield	Vs median
Median household income1	$107,837	34% above
Income per person1	$50,420	26% above
Unemployment1	2.8%	44% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$58,009	12% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.1%	11% above
Jobs6County figure	99,738	34% below
Poverty rate1	1.7%	84% below
Mean commute1	25 min	1% above
Works from home1	18.1%	46% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 48.3, 24% above the median place.

Median age1
48.3
24% above the median place
Population change since 20207
15.0%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Born abroad1
3.7%
58% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.7% +4%

Bachelor's or higher42.7% +33%

Homes with broadband93.7% +2%

Household size2.5 +1%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Sheffield	Vs median
Population1	4,380	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	15.0%	above (median 1.1%)
Median age1	48.3	24% above
Bachelor's or higher1	42.7%	33% above
High school or higher1	95.7%	4% above
Household size1	2.5	1% above
Born abroad1	3.7%	58% below
No health insurance1County figure	5.3%	17% below
Homes with broadband1	93.7%	2% above

Life in Sheffield

4 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Burrell Fort listed 1978
Garfield, Halsey, House listed 1978
Garfield, Milton, House listed 1978
Sheffield Village Hall listed 1978

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.4 +12%

Playgrounds per 10k4.6 −51%

Grocery stores per 10k6.8 3.2×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k27.4 2.5×

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails9 km 4.3×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.4 +76%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.5 −21%

Shops24.6 −19%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%

Doctors' offices and clinics13.0 −36%

Child care centers2.4 +4%

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

Public school students12
1,480
70% below the median place
Public schools12
5
44% below the median place
Students per teacher12
16.4
6% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Sheffield	Vs median
Public schools12	5	44% below
Public school students12	1,480	70% below
Students per teacher12	16.4	6% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	16.5	21% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	24.6	19% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	3.3	20% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	13.0	36% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	2.4	4% above
Parks per 10k10	11.4	12% above
Playgrounds per 10k10	4.6	51% below
Grocery stores per 10k10	6.8	223% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	27.4	146% above
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	8.5	325% above
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.4	76% above
National Register listings11	4	69% below

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 87.3%, 27% 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 Sheffield. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
87.3%
27% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
64.1
29% below the median place
Median air quality index15
39
9% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Sheffield	Vs median
July average high13County figure	83°F	4% below
January average low13County figure	20°F	20% below
Average temperature13County figure	51°F	7% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	39.0 in	11% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	86.3	7% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	50.6	28% below
Tornado risk14County figure	90.9	12% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	45.9	25% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	64.1	29% below
Median air quality index15County figure	39	9% below
Good air days15County figure	87.3%	27% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 42.5% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 34.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 38.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 14.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$88,900

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 72% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.2 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 35% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Sheffield in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,806/mo (2024)	$2,340/mo	$1,920 to $2,850/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$107,837 (2024)	$137,500	$116,500 to $163,000	+4.1%
Median home value	$292,700 (2024)	$411,000	$298,000 to $566,000	+5.8%
Population	4,757 (2025)	5,100	4,890 to 5,320	+1.4%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

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

Places like Sheffield

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

Place	Rent	Income
Wanaque, NJ	$1,778	$113,175	Compare
Goshen, NY	$1,805	$104,643	Compare
Harleysville, PA	$1,772	$106,735	Compare
Bulverde, TX	$1,794	$112,188	Compare

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Common questions

Is Sheffield a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 1.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 267 Ohio places. Unemployment averaged 2.8% over the survey period, lower than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 80 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sheffield expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.1% 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 $292,700.

What salary do you need to live in Sheffield?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sheffield?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wanaque, NJ, Goshen, NY, Harleysville, PA and Bulverde, TX.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Sheffield with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sheffield itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sheffield-ohio

Citytistics. “Sheffield, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sheffield-ohio/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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