Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median home value$198,100
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,062/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Cleveland 28%
Berea
Cuyahoga County18,218 residentsBerea City
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
36th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by schools.
55
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Berea is like to live in, by category
Bars show Berea against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency49th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.5
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate85%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Housing cost index99
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.90%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute23.4 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Restaurants & cafés30
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$74,926
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment5.2%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations45%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Berea on schools
Berea's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Bay Village9 mi from BereaA 70 B− Rocky River7 mi from BereaA− 72 B− Beachwood20 mi from BereaA− 71 B− Westlake7 mi from BereaA− 70 B− Solon22 mi from BereaB+ 69 B− Avon Lake12 mi from BereaB+ 68 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Berea
Is Berea, OH a good place to live?
Berea scores 55 out of 100, 36th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Berea expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $198,100, 8% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.90%. $1,062/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Berea?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Berea sit at the 49th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 19.5 student–teacher ratio. Berea is served by Berea City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Berea?
The mean commute is 23.4 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Berea?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 30 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Berea old or new?
The median home in Berea was built in 1959 — 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. 80% 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.