Ohio · Midwest · 20k residents
Mayfield Heights, OH: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Mayfield Heights: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Ohio median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Mayfield Heights is $205,200, 1% above the Ohio median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,234/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 83 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $66,524 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Mayfield Heights is $205,200, 0.7% above the median for ACS-covered places in Ohio.
- Household income: Median household income is $66,524, 6.7% below the median for ACS-covered places in Ohio.
- Adult education: 42.9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 40.2% above the median for ACS-covered places in Ohio.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.1 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Mayfield Heights about 13 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 175 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 24 minutes.
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Compare Mayfield Heights side by side
Cost of living index
83
ACS median home value
$205,200
2-bedroom rent
$1,234/mo
Median household income
$66,524
Housing momentum
How fast Mayfield Heights's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
75/100
Heating
Ranks Mayfield Heights's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Mayfield Heights's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $205,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $145 |
| Property tax rate | 1.5% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $998/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,234/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.91% |
| Sales tax | 7.25% |
| Cost of living index | 83 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 95 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $66,524 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% |
| Population | 20k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 175 days |
| July high | 82°F |
| January low | 19°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +3.1% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +5.1% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Ocean coast | 388 mi |
| Big lake | 13 mi |
| Mountains | 220 mi |
| Major airport | 22 mi |
| Ski resort | 153 mi |
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- What is the cost of living in Mayfield Heights, OH?
- Mayfield Heights indexes at 83 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,234/mo and a acs median home value of $205,200.
- How much does a house cost in Mayfield Heights?
- The acs median home value in Mayfield Heights is $205,200, 1% above the Ohio median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Mayfield Heights?
- A two-bedroom in Mayfield Heights rents for about $1,234/mo.