Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$183,600
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,099/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Cleveland 28%
Vermilion
Lorain & Erie counties10,343 residents2 school districts
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
38th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
53
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Vermilion is like to live in, by category
Bars show Vermilion against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency67th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.6
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate87%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index88
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.34%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute25.8 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Restaurants & cafés4
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$69,701
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment4.3%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations45%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Vermilion on amenities
Vermilion's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Rocky River24 mi from VermilionB 72 B− Fairview Park24 mi from VermilionB− 63 C+ Westlake20 mi from VermilionB− 70 B− North Olmsted21 mi from VermilionC+ 60 C Lorain7 mi from VermilionC+ 47 D Avon16 mi from VermilionC+ 69 B− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Vermilion
Is Vermilion, OH a good place to live?
Vermilion scores 53 out of 100, 38th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Vermilion expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $183,600, 15% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.34%. $1,099/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Vermilion?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Vermilion sit at the 67th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 18.6 student–teacher ratio. Vermilion is served by Firelands Local School District and Vermilion Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Vermilion?
The mean commute is 25.8 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Vermilion?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 4 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Vermilion old or new?
The median home in Vermilion 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. 91% 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.