Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 77/100
B
Median home value$368,200
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,570/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Cleveland 28%
Westlake
Cuyahoga County34,104 residentsWestlake City
70
B−
Suburbgrade score
3rd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strong on schools and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
70
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Westlake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Westlake against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Within-state proficiency89th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.3
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate93%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Housing cost index136
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.48%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute24.4 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés56
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks19
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median household income$112,200
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment3.5%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations62%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Westlake on cost of living
Westlake's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Amherst16 mi from WestlakeB− 61 C Brook Park6 mi from WestlakeB− 57 C− Lorain13 mi from WestlakeB− 47 D Bedford21 mi from WestlakeB− 49 D+ Elyria10 mi from WestlakeB− 51 D+ Medina22 mi from WestlakeB− 63 C+ 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 Westlake
Is Westlake, OH a good place to live?
Westlake scores 70 out of 100, 3rd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Westlake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $368,200, 71% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.48%. $1,570/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Westlake?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Westlake sit at the 89th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 14.3 student–teacher ratio. Westlake is served by Westlake City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Westlake?
The mean commute is 24.4 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Westlake?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 56 restaurants and cafés and 19 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Westlake old or new?
The median home in Westlake was built in 1983 — 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. 68% 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.