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41.44° N · 81.52° W · GEOID 3980990

Warrensville Heights

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

OhioWarrensville Heights, OHWarrensville HeightsWarrensville Heights

The short answer

Warrensville Heights is home to 13,545 people. Median household income is $49,669 a year and median rent is $1,044 a month, 25.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $121,100, about 2.4x annual median household income.

What sets Warrensville Heights apart is how tight household budgets are. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $38,300 a year, less than in 94% of places its size. Also notable: Home values run 22% below what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

17OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Warrensville Heights scores better than 17% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 267th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%55
Economy 20%10
Safety 20%55
Amenities 15%19
Education 10%32
Commute 10%54
Growth 5%23
Median gross rent
$1,044
24% below the median place
Median household income
$49,669
38% below the median place
Median home value
$121,100
62% below the median place
Unemployment
8.3%
70% 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 Warrensville Heights

  • HousingThe median home costs 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 92% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
  • AffordabilityThe median household earns $49,669 a year, less than in 90% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Warrensville 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
$41,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,044 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,241 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $121,100.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 13.9% work from home; 3.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Rensselaer, NY matches it on character for less of your income. 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
MeasureWarrensville 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

Homeowners pay a median of about 2% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 90% of the 2,101 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Warrensville Heights25.2%
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
$41,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.2%
24% above the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
36% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$38,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Warrensville Heights, $1,044 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 Warrensville Heights, but easier on the budget

Places that match Warrensville Heights on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Rensselaer, NY9820.9% vs 25.2%$17,700Compare
Ravenna, OH9718.9% vs 25.2%$11,900Compare
Milton, PA9520.3% vs 25.2%n/aCompare
Murphysboro, IL9318.9% vs 25.2%n/aCompare

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Median home value1
$121,100
62% below the median place
Homeownership1
43.0%
35% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.0%
124% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWarrensville HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,04424% below
Rent to income125.2%24% above
Property tax rate12.0%124% above
Home price to income12.4x36% 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$2,47224% below
Median home value1$121,10062% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.5%4% above
Homeownership143.0%35% below
Renters paying 30%+147.1%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,24134% below
Vacant homes111.8%67% above
Median year built119611% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $49,669, 38% below the median place.

Median household income1
$49,669
38% below the median place
Unemployment1
8.3%
70% above the median place
Poverty rate1
21.4%
99% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$28,885 −28%
Works from home13.9% +11%
Mean commute24 min −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWarrensville HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$49,66938% below
Income per person1$28,88528% below
Unemployment18.3%70% above
Average annual pay6County figure$77,27317% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure692,694360% above
Poverty rate121.4%99% above
Mean commute124 min2% below
Works from home113.9%11% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.0%252% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.1, 14% below the median place.

Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.0%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Bachelor's or higher1
24.2%
24% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age37.9 −3%
Homes with broadband91.3% −1%
No health insurance5.8% −9%
High school or higher91.6% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWarrensville HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population113,5453249th largest
Population change since 20207-3.0%below (median 1.1%)
Median age137.93% below
Bachelor's or higher124.2%24% below
High school or higher191.6%1% below
Household size12.114% below
Born abroad1County figure7.7%13% below
No health insurance15.8%9% below
Homes with broadband191.3%1% below
05

Life in Warrensville Heights

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1927. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Cooley Farms listed 1979

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.0 −71%
Playgrounds per 10k0.7 −92%
Grocery stores per 10k0.7 −65%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.0 −74%
Libraries per 10k1.5 +70%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • David Berger National Memorial 3 miles
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park 14 miles
  • James A. Garfield National Historic Site 18 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site11
3.1
90% below the median place
Public school students14
1,698
65% below the median place
Public schools14
5
44% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWarrensville HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14544% below
Public school students141,69865% below
Students per teacher1413.612% 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
Parks per 10k103.071% below
Playgrounds per 10k100.792% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.765% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.074% below
Libraries per 10k101.570% above
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site113.190% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles114100% above
National Register listings12192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 120, 38% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
120
38% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,406
16% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk16
99.0
22% above the median place
July average high15
82°F
5% below the median place
Good air days17
43.3%
37% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWarrensville HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure82°F5% below
January average low15County figure21°F18% below
Average temperature15County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation15County figure40.0 in9% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure98.06% above
Hurricane risk16County figure62.412% below
Tornado risk16County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk16County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk16County figure97.78% above
Median air quality index17County figure5323% above
Good air days17County figure43.3%37% below
08

Warrensville Heights in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 25% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Warrensville Heights does better than 55% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 46%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,044/mo (2024)$1,330/mo$1,090 to $1,620/mo+4.2%
Median household income$49,669 (2024)$63,000$53,500 to $74,500+4.1%
Median home value$121,100 (2024)$173,000$126,000 to $239,000+6.1%
Population13,353 (2025)13,26012,720 to 13,820−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

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

09

Places like Warrensville Heights

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

PlaceRentIncome
Rockford, IL$985$54,752Compare
Scranton, PA$1,048$50,739Compare
Evansville, IN$975$53,387Compare
Gulfport, MS$1,086$49,919Compare
Gulfport, MSEvansville, INScranton, PARockford, ILWarrensville Heights, OHWarrensville HeightsRockfordScrantonEvansvilleGulfportWarrensville HeightsRockfordScrantonEvansvilleGulfport

Places built like Warrensville Heights

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Warrensville Heights performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Warrensville Heights, OH25.2%5.3%/yr-3.0%
Ravenna, OH18.9%7.2%/yr-1.5%Compare
Bedford Heights, OH24.1%1.6%/yr-3.0%Compare
Murphysboro, IL18.9%4.1%/yr-1.6%Compare
Whitehall, OH26.5%4.0%/yr-1.6%Compare
Parma Heights, OH21.9%3.2%/yr-2.5%Compare
Mount Healthy, OH23.6%8.8%/yr-1.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Warrensville Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 17 out of 100, better than 17% of the places we rate and 267th of 290 in Ohio. The median home costs 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 92% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. The median household earns $49,669 a year, less than in 90% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 20 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Warrensville Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $121,100.

What salary do you need to live in Warrensville Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Warrensville Heights safe?

There were 120 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Warrensville Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rockford, IL, Scranton, PA, Evansville, IN and Gulfport, MS.

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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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 Warrensville Heights with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Warrensville Heights itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/warrensville-heights-ohio

Citytistics. “Warrensville Heights, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/warrensville-heights-ohio/

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