Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$247,900
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,067/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Cleveland 28%
Wadsworth
Medina County24,492 residentsWadsworth City
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
13th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by amenities.
64
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wadsworth is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wadsworth against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency85th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.6
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate91%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index99
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.09%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute24.3 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés28
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks24
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Median household income$79,490
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.9%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations47%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wadsworth on amenities
Wadsworth's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Parma Heights25 mi from WadsworthB 54 C− Middleburg Heights24 mi from WadsworthB− 61 C Parma25 mi from WadsworthB− 55 C− Strongsville20 mi from WadsworthB− 67 C+ Medina10 mi from WadsworthB− 63 C+ Brunswick16 mi from WadsworthC+ 64 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Wadsworth
Is Wadsworth, OH a good place to live?
Wadsworth scores 64 out of 100, 13th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wadsworth expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $247,900, 15% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.09%. $1,067/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wadsworth?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Wadsworth sit at the 85th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 17.6 student–teacher ratio. Wadsworth is served by Wadsworth City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wadsworth?
The mean commute is 24.3 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wadsworth?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 28 restaurants and cafés and 24 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Wadsworth old or new?
The median home in Wadsworth was built in 1978 — 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. 76% 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.