Lakewood vs Rocky River

Lakewood and Rocky River on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

66C+

B−72

Rocky River ahead by 6Editorial weights

Category by category

D+HousingC+

Rocky River +17 pts

B−SchoolsA−

Rocky River +16 pts

CCost of livingC−

Lakewood +5 pts

BCommuteB−

Lakewood +3 pts

A−AmenitiesB

Lakewood +12 pts

CEmploymentB−

Rocky River +10 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$262kMedian home value$349k

$1,070Median rent$1,175

22.8 minMean commute21.8 min

$69kMedian household income$94k

1.94%Effective property tax1.83%

79th pctWithin-state proficiency97th pct

153Restaurants & cafés79

50,007Population21,490

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.