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41.58° N · 81.43° W · GEOID 3985512

Willoughby Hills

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

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

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The short answer

Willoughby Hills is home to 9,975 people. Median household income is $67,214 a year and median rent is $1,116 a month, 19.9% 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 $328,600, about 4.9x annual median household income.

Willoughby Hills stands out on value for money. Home values run 40% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: About 23 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 97% of places its size.

81OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Willoughby Hills scores better than 81% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 105th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%41
Economy 20%55
Safety 20%100
Amenities 15%54
Education 10%68
Commute 10%75
Growth 5%13
Median gross rent
$1,116
18% below the median place
Median household income
$67,214
16% below the median place
Median home value
$328,600
3% above the median place
Unemployment
3.7%
24% 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 Willoughby Hills

  • Housing42% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Willoughby 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

Cuyahoga County, OH3,1752,356+819
Geauga County, OH758694+64
Ashtabula County, OH630628+2
Summit County, OH254309−55
Lorain County, OH108170−62
Franklin County, OH106152−46
Portage County, OH123113+10
Medina County, OH86

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
11.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state.
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
$44,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,116 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,174 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $328,600.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 20.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Canonsburg, PA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
11.6%
102% above the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
57% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
2.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWilloughby HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year111.6%102% above
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

Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,058 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 88% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.

Willoughby Hills19.9%
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
$44,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.9%
2% below the median place
Home price to income
4.9x
29% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Willoughby Hills, $1,116 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 Willoughby Hills, but easier on the budget

Places that match Willoughby Hills 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
Canonsburg, PA8815.5% vs 19.9%$11,800Compare
Grand Blanc, MI8716.2% vs 19.9%$3,300Compare
Wildwood, NJ8615.9% vs 19.9%$8,400Compare
Brown Deer, WI8415.1% vs 19.9%$26,800Compare

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Homeownership1
42.1%
37% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.7%
87% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,574
71% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWilloughby HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,11618% below
Rent to income119.9%2% below
Property tax rate11.7%87% above
Home price to income14.9x29% above
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$5,57471% above
Median home value1$328,6003% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.9%54% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure47.2%8% below
Homeownership142.1%37% below
Renters paying 30%+146.8%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,17416% above
Vacant homes16.0%15% below
Median year built119730% 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%)
Poverty rate1
5.6%
48% below the median place
Works from home1
20.9%
68% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment3.7% −24%
Mean commute21 min −16%
Income per person$47,797 +19%
Median household income$67,214 −16%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWilloughby HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$67,21416% below
Income per person1$47,79719% above
Unemployment13.7%24% below
Average annual pay6County figure$61,5877% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure99,69034% below
Poverty rate15.6%48% below
Mean commute121 min16% below
Works from home120.9%68% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Households average 1.96 people, smaller than than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Household size1
2.0
22% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.4%
4% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
41.4%
29% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.6% +2%
Median age40.4 +4%
Born abroad8.6% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWilloughby HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19,9754174th largest
Population change since 20207-0.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age140.44% above
Bachelor's or higher141.4%29% above
High school or higher194.6%2% above
Household size12.022% below
Born abroad18.6%2% below
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband196.4%4% above
05

Life in Willoughby Hills

The nearest National Park Service site is James A. Garfield National Historic Site, about 7 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1954. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Penfield, Louis A., House listed 1997

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.0 +8%
Playgrounds per 10k8.0 −15%
Grocery stores per 10k3.0 +42%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.0 −1%
Libraries per 10k1.0 +15%
Named paths and bike trails23 km 11.6×
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

  • James A. Garfield National Historic Site 7 miles
  • David Berger National Memorial 8 miles
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park 25 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site11
6.8
78% below the median place
Public schools14
57
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students14
27,757
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWilloughby HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14County figure57above (median 9)
Public school students14County figure27,757above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher14County 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
Parks per 10k1011.08% above
Playgrounds per 10k108.015% below
Grocery stores per 10k103.042% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1011.01% below
Libraries per 10k101.015% above
Named paths and bike trails1023.1above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site116.878% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles114100% above
National Register listings12192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 81°F, 6% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Months reported
1 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Read with care The department reported fewer than 10 of 12 months, so this rate is scaled up from a partial year. 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.

July average high15
81°F
6% below the median place
Wildfire risk16
28.9
53% below the median place
Heat wave risk16
67.2
25% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWilloughby HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure81°F6% below
January average low15County figure20°F19% below
Average temperature15County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation15County figure42.4 in3% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure77.316% below
Hurricane risk16County figure49.530% below
Tornado risk16County figure75.28% below
Wildfire risk16County figure28.953% below
Heat wave risk16County figure67.225% below
Median air quality index17County figure422% below
Good air days17County figure67.2%2% below
08

Willoughby Hills 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Willoughby Hills does better than 40% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 6%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,116/mo (2024)$1,420/mo$1,170 to $1,740/mo+4.1%
Median household income$67,214 (2024)$84,000$71,000 to $99,500+3.8%
Median home value$328,600 (2024)$453,000$329,000 to $624,000+5.5%
Population9,992 (2025)10,0509,640 to 10,470+0.1%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.9 now.

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

09

Places like Willoughby Hills

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

PlaceRentIncome
Metairie, LA$1,175$73,042Compare
Spearfish, SD$963$65,688Compare
Grand Junction, CO$1,142$70,080Compare
Oak Ridge, TN$1,131$72,311Compare
Oak Ridge, TNGrand Junction, COSpearfish, SDMetairie, LAWilloughby Hills, OHWilloughby HillsMetairieSpearfishGrand JunctionOak RidgeWilloughby HillsMetairieSpearfishGrand JunctionOak Ridge

Places built like Willoughby Hills

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 Willoughby Hills performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Willoughby Hills, OH19.9%2.5%/yr-0.3%
Mayfield Heights, OH20.3%4.5%/yr-3.4%Compare
Waverly, MI18.5%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Grand Blanc, MI16.2%1.7%/yr-2.7%Compare
Monona, WI17.4%3.3%/yr0.6%Compare
Hopkins, MN23.4%5.9%/yr2.3%Compare
Wixom, MI19.0%4.2%/yr0.7%Compare

Common questions

Is Willoughby Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 81 out of 100, better than 81% of the places we rate and 105th of 290 in Ohio. 42% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 19 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Willoughby Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.9% 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 $328,600.

What salary do you need to live in Willoughby Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Willoughby Hills safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place. Fewer than 80% of local agencies reported, so read this figure with care.

What places are similar to Willoughby Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Metairie, LA, Spearfish, SD, Grand Junction, CO and Oak Ridge, TN.

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

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

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