Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$249,100
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,157/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Cleveland 28%
Brunswick
Medina County35,246 residentsBrunswick City
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
12th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by commute & transport.
64
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Brunswick is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brunswick against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency73rd pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.8
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate96%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index103
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.20%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Mean commute27.6 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés46
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks41
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Median household income$90,663
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.0%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations39%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brunswick on commute & transport
Brunswick's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
University Heights23 mi from BrunswickA− 63 C+ Beachwood23 mi from BrunswickA− 71 B− Shaker Heights21 mi from BrunswickB+ 63 C+ Lakewood16 mi from BrunswickB 66 C+ Cleveland Heights23 mi from BrunswickB− 57 C− Brooklyn14 mi from BrunswickB− 59 C Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Brunswick
Is Brunswick, OH a good place to live?
Brunswick scores 64 out of 100, 12th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Brunswick expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $249,100, 16% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.20%. $1,157/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brunswick?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Brunswick sit at the 73rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 17.8 student–teacher ratio. Brunswick is served by Brunswick City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brunswick?
The mean commute is 27.6 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brunswick?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 46 restaurants and cafés and 41 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Brunswick old or new?
The median home in Brunswick was built in 1979 — 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. 79% 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.