Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$303,200
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,168/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Cleveland 28%
Shaker Heights
Cuyahoga County28,922 residentsShaker Heights City
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
15th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on amenities and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
63
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Shaker Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Shaker Heights against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency45th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate89%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Housing cost index138
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate2.97%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Mean commute22.2 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi3.7
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés89
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks69
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$104,073
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment4.6%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations66%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Shaker Heights on cost of living
Shaker Heights's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Eastlake14 mi from Shaker HeightsB− 57 C− Brook Park15 mi from Shaker HeightsB− 57 C− Bedford6 mi from Shaker HeightsB− 49 D+ Mentor18 mi from Shaker HeightsB− 68 B− Willoughby14 mi from Shaker HeightsB− 61 C Bedford Heights6 mi from Shaker HeightsB− 47 D 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 Shaker Heights
Is Shaker Heights, OH a good place to live?
Shaker Heights scores 63 out of 100, 15th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Shaker Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $303,200, 41% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.97%. $1,168/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Shaker Heights?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Shaker Heights sit at the 45th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Shaker Heights is served by Shaker Heights City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Shaker Heights?
The mean commute is 22.2 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 3.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Shaker Heights?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 89 restaurants and cafés and 69 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Shaker Heights old or new?
The median home in Shaker Heights was built in 1945 — 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. 56% 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.