Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median home value$298,300
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,302/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Cleveland 28%
Strongsville
Cuyahoga County45,983 residentsStrongsville City
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
9th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by commute & transport.
67
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Strongsville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Strongsville against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency88th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate89%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Housing cost index123
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.66%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute25.5 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés63
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 · 70/100
B−
Median household income$103,253
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.7%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations52%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Strongsville on commute & transport
Strongsville's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
University Heights20 mi from StrongsvilleA− 63 C+ Beachwood20 mi from StrongsvilleA− 71 B− Shaker Heights18 mi from StrongsvilleB+ 63 C+ Lakewood12 mi from StrongsvilleB 66 C+ Lyndhurst22 mi from StrongsvilleB 62 C Cleveland Heights20 mi from StrongsvilleB− 57 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Strongsville
Is Strongsville, OH a good place to live?
Strongsville scores 67 out of 100, 9th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Strongsville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $298,300, 38% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.66%. $1,302/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Strongsville?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Strongsville sit at the 88th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Strongsville is served by Strongsville City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Strongsville?
The mean commute is 25.5 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Strongsville?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 63 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Strongsville old or new?
The median home in Strongsville 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. 85% 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.