Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$97,900
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,338/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Cleveland 28%
Maple Heights
Cuyahoga County23,258 residentsMaple Heights City
45
D
Suburbgrade score
48th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by employment & income.
45
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Maple Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Maple Heights against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Within-state proficiency9th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate92%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Housing cost index94
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate2.36%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute21.7 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes76%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés27
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 24/100
F
Median household income$53,414
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment12%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations28%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Maple Heights on employment & income
Maple Heights's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Avon23 mi from Maple HeightsA− 69 B− Solon7 mi from Maple HeightsB+ 69 B− Bay Village20 mi from Maple HeightsB+ 70 B− Avon Lake24 mi from Maple HeightsB+ 68 B− Broadview Heights9 mi from Maple HeightsB 62 C Lyndhurst8 mi from Maple HeightsB 62 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Maple Heights
Is Maple Heights, OH a good place to live?
Maple Heights scores 45 out of 100, 48th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Maple Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $97,900, 55% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.36%. $1,338/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Maple Heights?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Maple Heights sit at the 9th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Maple Heights is served by Maple Heights City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Maple Heights?
The mean commute is 21.7 min, with 76% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Maple Heights?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 27 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Maple Heights old or new?
The median home in Maple Heights was built in 1955 — 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. 87% 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.