Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$139,200
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$887/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Cleveland 28%
Lorain
Lorain County65,395 residents3 school districts
47
D
Suburbgrade score
43rd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
47
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lorain is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lorain against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Within-state proficiency22nd pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.1
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate75%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index80
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.23%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute24.9 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés28
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks56
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$48,685
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment6.3%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations26%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lorain on employment & income
Lorain's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Avon9 mi from LorainA− 69 B− Bay Village13 mi from LorainB+ 70 B− Avon Lake9 mi from LorainB+ 68 B− Brunswick23 mi from LorainB 64 C+ Rocky River17 mi from LorainB− 72 B− Strongsville20 mi from LorainB− 67 C+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lorain
Is Lorain, OH a good place to live?
Lorain scores 47 out of 100, 43rd 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 Lorain expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $139,200, 35% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.23%. $887/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lorain?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Lorain sit at the 22nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 75% graduation rate and a 16.1 student–teacher ratio. Lorain is served by Lorain City, Amherst Exempted Village School District and Vermilion Local School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lorain?
The mean commute is 24.9 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lorain?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 28 restaurants and cafés and 56 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Lorain old or new?
The median home in Lorain was built in 1961 — 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. 76% 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.