Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Median home value$410,300
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$2,047/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Cleveland 28%
Beachwood
Cuyahoga County13,865 residents2 school districts
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
71
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Beachwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Beachwood against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 85/100
A−
Within-state proficiency86th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.1
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate96%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 37/100
F
Housing cost index179
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.63%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Mean commute18.0 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes76%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi1.2
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Restaurants & cafés90
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$106,748
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment5.4%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations73%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Beachwood on cost of living
Beachwood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Eastlake13 mi from BeachwoodB− 57 C− Brook Park17 mi from BeachwoodB− 57 C− Bedford6 mi from BeachwoodB− 49 D+ Mentor17 mi from BeachwoodB− 68 B− Willoughby13 mi from BeachwoodB− 61 C Bedford Heights5 mi from BeachwoodB− 47 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 Beachwood
Is Beachwood, OH a good place to live?
Beachwood scores 71 out of 100, 2nd 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 Beachwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades F. The median home is $410,300, 90% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.63%. $2,047/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Beachwood?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Beachwood sit at the 86th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 14.1 student–teacher ratio. Beachwood is served by Beachwood City and Warrensville Heights City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Beachwood?
The mean commute is 18.0 min, with 76% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 1.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Beachwood?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 90 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Beachwood old or new?
The median home in Beachwood was built in 1975 — 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. 51% 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.