Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$212,200
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,244/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Cleveland 28%
Lyndhurst
Cuyahoga County13,801 residentsSouth Euclid-Lyndhurst City
62
C
Suburbgrade score
21st of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on amenities and employment & income, held back by schools.
62
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lyndhurst is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lyndhurst against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Within-state proficiency23rd pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.8
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate85%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index105
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate2.25%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute22.4 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Restaurants & cafés66
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks31
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Median household income$91,238
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.0%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations62%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lyndhurst on schools
Lyndhurst's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Bay Village23 mi from LyndhurstA 70 B− Rocky River19 mi from LyndhurstA− 72 B− Beachwood3 mi from LyndhurstA− 71 B− Westlake23 mi from LyndhurstA− 70 B− Solon9 mi from LyndhurstB+ 69 B− Brecksville16 mi from LyndhurstB 65 C+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Lyndhurst
Is Lyndhurst, OH a good place to live?
Lyndhurst scores 62 out of 100, 21st of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lyndhurst expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $212,200, 1% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.25%. $1,244/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lyndhurst?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Lyndhurst sit at the 23rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 16.8 student–teacher ratio. Lyndhurst is served by South Euclid-Lyndhurst City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lyndhurst?
The mean commute is 22.4 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lyndhurst?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 66 restaurants and cafés and 31 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Lyndhurst old or new?
The median home in Lyndhurst was built in 1957 — 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. 84% 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.