Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median home value$353,000
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$894/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households17%
Cleveland 28%
Bay Village
Cuyahoga County15,984 residents2 school districts
70
B−
Suburbgrade score
4th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on schools and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
70
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bay Village is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bay Village against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 89/100
A
Within-state proficiency98th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.8
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate97%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Housing cost index135
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate2.00%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute23.5 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés29
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks19
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Median household income$132,254
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.3%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations63%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bay Village on cost of living
Bay Village's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Amherst17 mi from Bay VillageB− 61 C Brook Park8 mi from Bay VillageB− 57 C− Lorain13 mi from Bay VillageB− 47 D Bedford21 mi from Bay VillageB− 49 D+ Elyria12 mi from Bay VillageB− 51 D+ Medina25 mi from Bay VillageB− 63 C+ 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 Bay Village
Is Bay Village, OH a good place to live?
Bay Village scores 70 out of 100, 4th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bay Village expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $353,000, 64% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.00%. $894/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bay Village?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Bay Village sit at the 98th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 14.8 student–teacher ratio. Bay Village is served by Bay Village City and School District Not Defined. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bay Village?
The mean commute is 23.5 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bay Village?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 29 restaurants and cafés and 19 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Bay Village old or new?
The median home in Bay Village was built in 1960 — close to 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. 95% 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.