Conneaut

Ashtabula County12,357 residentsConneaut Area City
45
D
Suburbgrade score

46th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.

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What living here is actually like
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What Conneaut is like to live in, by category

Bars show Conneaut against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$132,400
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$772/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Cleveland 28%

Schools

18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Within-state proficiency31st pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.4
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate82%
Cleveland median 89%
EDFacts SY2021–22 · NCES CCD 2024–25 · EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19Full page →

Cost of living

14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index70
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.16%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24 · ACS 2020–24 · Tax Foundation state average, January 1, 2026Full page →

Commute & transport

14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute23.9 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 44/100
D
Restaurants & cafés13
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks10
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 20/100
F
Median household income$61,741
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment13%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations30%
Cleveland 42%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Conneaut on employment & income

Conneaut's weakest grade is F.

Nothing within 25 miles beats Conneaut on employment & income.

Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24

Common questions about living in Conneaut

Is Conneaut, OH a good place to live?

Conneaut scores 45 out of 100, 46th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.

Is Conneaut expensive to live in?

Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $132,400, 39% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.16%. $772/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in Conneaut?

Schools grade D−. The districts serving Conneaut sit at the 31st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 82% graduation rate and a 16.4 student–teacher ratio. Conneaut is served by Conneaut Area City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from Conneaut?

The mean commute is 23.9 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 4.1% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in Conneaut?

Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 13 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades D on amenities.

Are the homes in Conneaut old or new?

The median home in Conneaut was built in 1950 — older 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. 85% of homes are houses rather than flats.

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