Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$208,800
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$961/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Cleveland 28%
Richmond Heights
Cuyahoga County10,626 residentsRichmond Heights Local
45
D
Suburbgrade score
44th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by employment & income.
45
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Richmond Heights yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 45 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What Richmond Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Richmond Heights against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Within-state proficiency11th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.7
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate87%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Housing cost index106
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate2.29%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute27.0 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés23
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks21
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 29/100
F
Median household income$60,833
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment11%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations41%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for Richmond Heights yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than Richmond Heights on employment & income
Richmond Heights's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Solon13 mi from Richmond HeightsB+ 69 B− Bay Village22 mi from Richmond HeightsB+ 70 B− Broadview Heights19 mi from Richmond HeightsB 62 C Lyndhurst3 mi from Richmond HeightsB 62 C Rocky River19 mi from Richmond HeightsB− 72 B− Strongsville24 mi from Richmond HeightsB− 67 C+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Richmond Heights
Is Richmond Heights, OH a good place to live?
Richmond Heights scores 45 out of 100, 44th 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 Richmond Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $208,800, 3% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.29%. $961/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Richmond Heights?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Richmond Heights sit at the 11th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Richmond Heights is served by Richmond Heights Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Richmond Heights?
The mean commute is 27.0 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Richmond Heights?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 23 restaurants and cafés and 21 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Richmond Heights old or new?
The median home in Richmond Heights 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. 62% 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.