Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$349,300
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,175/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Cleveland 28%
Rocky River
Cuyahoga County21,490 residents2 school districts
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
1st of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by cost of living.
72
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Rocky River is like to live in, by category
Bars show Rocky River against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 87/100
A−
Within-state proficiency97th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.7
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate95%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Housing cost index129
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.83%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute21.8 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés79
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks58
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$94,026
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.6%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations60%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Rocky River on cost of living
Rocky River's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Amherst20 mi from Rocky RiverB− 61 C Brook Park5 mi from Rocky RiverB− 57 C− Lorain17 mi from Rocky RiverB− 47 D Bedford17 mi from Rocky RiverB− 49 D+ Elyria15 mi from Rocky RiverB− 51 D+ Medina23 mi from Rocky RiverB− 63 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Rocky River
Is Rocky River, OH a good place to live?
Rocky River scores 72 out of 100, 1st of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Rocky River expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $349,300, 62% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.83%. $1,175/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Rocky River?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Rocky River sit at the 97th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 15.7 student–teacher ratio. Rocky River is served by Rocky River City and School District Not Defined. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Rocky River?
The mean commute is 21.8 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Rocky River?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 79 restaurants and cafés and 58 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Rocky River old or new?
The median home in Rocky River was built in 1962 — 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.