Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$105,900
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$793/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Cleveland 28%
Ashtabula
Ashtabula County17,856 residentsAshtabula Area City
43
D
Suburbgrade score
50th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
43
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Ashtabula is like to live in, by category
Bars show Ashtabula against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 22/100
F
Within-state proficiency17th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.0
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate74%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index69
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.01%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute20.8 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés31
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks36
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 17/100
F
Median household income$44,120
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment12%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations23%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Ashtabula on employment & income
Ashtabula's weakest grade is F. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Conneaut12 mi from AshtabulaF 45 D Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Ashtabula
Is Ashtabula, OH a good place to live?
Ashtabula scores 43 out of 100, 50th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Ashtabula expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $105,900, 51% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.01%. $793/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Ashtabula?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Ashtabula sit at the 17th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 74% graduation rate and a 20.0 student–teacher ratio. Ashtabula is served by Ashtabula Area City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Ashtabula?
The mean commute is 20.8 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 2.4% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Ashtabula?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 31 restaurants and cafés and 36 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Ashtabula old or new?
The median home in Ashtabula was built in 1949 — older than the Cleveland median of 1963. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 72% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.