Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$156,100
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$906/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Cleveland 28%
Elyria
Lorain County53,035 residents2 school districts
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
39th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
51
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Elyria is like to live in, by category
Bars show Elyria against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency20th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.6
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate82%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index82
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.35%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute22.6 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes73%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés32
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median household income$54,945
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment5.6%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations29%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Elyria on housing & affordability
Elyria's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Avon7 mi from ElyriaA− 69 B− Avon Lake9 mi from ElyriaB+ 68 B− Westlake10 mi from ElyriaB 70 B− Seven Hills22 mi from ElyriaB 60 C Bay Village12 mi from ElyriaB− 70 B− Strongsville15 mi from ElyriaB− 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Elyria
Is Elyria, OH a good place to live?
Elyria scores 51 out of 100, 39th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Elyria expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $156,100, 28% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.35%. $906/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Elyria?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Elyria sit at the 20th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 82% graduation rate and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio. Elyria is served by Elyria City Schools and Midview Local School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Elyria?
The mean commute is 22.6 min, with 73% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.5% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Elyria?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Elyria old or new?
The median home in Elyria was built in 1967 — 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. 69% 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.