Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median home value$169,600
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,122/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Cleveland 28%
Brook Park
Cuyahoga County18,284 residents2 school districts
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
32nd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
57
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Brook Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brook Park against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency43rd pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.7
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate83%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index87
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.56%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute20.9 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes74%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés42
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 · 54/100
C−
Median household income$71,332
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment3.7%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations28%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brook Park on schools
Brook Park's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Bay Village8 mi from Brook ParkA 70 B− Rocky River5 mi from Brook ParkA− 72 B− Beachwood17 mi from Brook ParkA− 71 B− Westlake6 mi from Brook ParkA− 70 B− Solon20 mi from Brook ParkB+ 69 B− Avon Lake12 mi from Brook ParkB+ 68 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Brook Park
Is Brook Park, OH a good place to live?
Brook Park scores 57 out of 100, 32nd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Brook Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $169,600, 21% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.56%. $1,122/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brook Park?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Brook Park sit at the 43rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 83% graduation rate and a 18.7 student–teacher ratio. Brook Park is served by Berea City and Cleveland Municipal. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brook Park?
The mean commute is 20.9 min, with 74% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.1% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brook Park?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 42 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Brook Park old or new?
The median home in Brook Park was built in 1961 — 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. 91% 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.