Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 79/100
B+
Median home value$368,300
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,537/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Cleveland 28%
Avon Lake
Lorain County25,752 residentsAvon Lake City
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
8th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on employment & income and schools, held back by cost of living.
68
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Avon Lake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Avon Lake against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 79/100
B+
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.8
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate94%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Housing cost index128
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.46%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute28.9 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés48
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 81/100
B+
Median household income$115,567
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment1.6%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations56%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Avon Lake on cost of living
Avon Lake's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Amherst13 mi from Avon LakeB− 61 C Brook Park12 mi from Avon LakeB− 57 C− Lorain9 mi from Avon LakeB− 47 D Elyria9 mi from Avon LakeB− 51 D+ Parma17 mi from Avon LakeC+ 55 C− Cleveland17 mi from Avon LakeC+ 45 D Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Avon Lake
Is Avon Lake, OH a good place to live?
Avon Lake scores 68 out of 100, 8th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Avon Lake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $368,300, 71% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.46%. $1,537/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Avon Lake?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Avon Lake sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 16.8 student–teacher ratio. Avon Lake is served by Avon Lake City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Avon Lake?
The mean commute is 28.9 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Avon Lake?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 48 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Avon Lake old or new?
The median home in Avon Lake was built in 1989 — newer 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. 87% 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.