Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$158,800
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,036/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Cleveland 28%
Painesville
Lake County20,548 residents2 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
41st of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by schools.
49
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Painesville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Painesville against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Within-state proficiency32nd pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.7
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate80%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index89
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.45%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute20.1 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés25
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 · 36/100
F
Median household income$51,516
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment6.5%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations27%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Painesville on schools
Painesville's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Beachwood21 mi from PainesvilleA− 71 B− Mentor5 mi from PainesvilleB− 68 B− Mayfield Heights17 mi from PainesvilleB− 62 C Shaker Heights23 mi from PainesvilleC− 63 C+ Willoughby10 mi from PainesvilleC− 61 C Eastlake10 mi from PainesvilleD+ 57 C− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Painesville
Is Painesville, OH a good place to live?
Painesville scores 49 out of 100, 41st of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Painesville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $158,800, 26% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.45%. $1,036/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Painesville?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Painesville sit at the 32nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 80% graduation rate and a 18.7 student–teacher ratio. Painesville is served by Painesville City Local and Riverside Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Painesville?
The mean commute is 20.1 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Painesville?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 25 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Painesville old or new?
The median home in Painesville was built in 1969 — newer 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. 65% 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.