Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$163,100
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$971/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Cleveland 28%
Brooklyn
Cuyahoga County11,158 residentsBrooklyn City
59
C
Suburbgrade score
30th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
59
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Brooklyn is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brooklyn against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Within-state proficiency25th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate92%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index90
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.94%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute20.7 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes78%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.3
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés96
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries15
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks44
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$69,346
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment3.6%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations28%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brooklyn on housing & affordability
Brooklyn's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Avon13 mi from BrooklynA− 69 B− Brecksville11 mi from BrooklynA− 65 C+ Solon16 mi from BrooklynA− 69 B− Avon Lake14 mi from BrooklynB+ 68 B− Westlake9 mi from BrooklynB 70 B− Seven Hills5 mi from BrooklynB 60 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Brooklyn
Is Brooklyn, OH a good place to live?
Brooklyn scores 59 out of 100, 30th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Brooklyn expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $163,100, 24% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.94%. $971/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brooklyn?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Brooklyn sit at the 25th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Brooklyn is served by Brooklyn City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brooklyn?
The mean commute is 20.7 min, with 78% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brooklyn?
Within two miles there are 15 groceries, 96 restaurants and cafés and 44 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Brooklyn old or new?
The median home in Brooklyn 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. 72% 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.