Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Median home value$392,900
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,626/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Cleveland 28%
Solon
Cuyahoga County23,943 residentsSolon City
69
B−
Suburbgrade score
6th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and schools, held back by cost of living.
69
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Solon is like to live in, by category
Bars show Solon against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Within-state proficiency100th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.5
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate96%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 34/100
F
Housing cost index168
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate2.00%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Mean commute22.9 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés36
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Median household income$139,089
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.4%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations63%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Solon on cost of living
Solon's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Eastlake19 mi from SolonB− 57 C− Brook Park20 mi from SolonB− 57 C− Bedford5 mi from SolonB− 49 D+ Mentor22 mi from SolonB− 68 B− Willoughby18 mi from SolonB− 61 C Bedford Heights3 mi from SolonB− 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 Solon
Is Solon, OH a good place to live?
Solon scores 69 out of 100, 6th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Solon expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades F. The median home is $392,900, 82% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.00%. $1,626/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Solon?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Solon sit at the 100th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 18.5 student–teacher ratio. Solon is served by Solon City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Solon?
The mean commute is 22.9 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 0.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Solon?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 36 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Solon old or new?
The median home in Solon was built in 1980 — 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. 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.