The Cleveland metro has 2.2M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $71K, median home value of $215K, median age of 42, and a 34% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 1.7M of those 2.2M residents. The eastern suburbs around Beachwood and Bainbridge and the western lakefront suburbs around Avon lead on home values, incomes, and education, while the city of Cleveland and its inner east side sit at the bottom.
Median home value
The highest values split between the eastern and western suburbs. The area north of Bainbridge in the southeast tops the metro at $464K, with the area west of Beachwood — an affluent suburb on Cleveland's east side — at $443K, west of Brecksville at $409K, Avon on the western lakefront side at $394K, and west of Avon Lake at $391K. At the bottom, the lowest values sit in the city and the inner east side: the area south of Cleveland at $67K, south Cleveland at $83K, and three clusters east of Cleveland at $89K, $89K, and $91K. The ≥$400K tier traces the outer eastern and western suburbs; the under-$100K tier covers the city and the inner east side.
Median household income
The area west of Hudson in the southeast tops the metro at $141K, followed by the area north of Bainbridge at $134K, west of Beachwood at $133K, Avon at $132K, and west of Avon Lake at $127K. The lowest incomes are in the city core: a Cleveland cluster at $20K, south Cleveland at $28K, north Cleveland at $30K, and two clusters east of Cleveland at $36K. The ≥$120K tier follows the outer suburbs; the under-$40K tier sits on the city core and the inner east side.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods are the established inner-ring suburbs west and south of the city. The area east of Parma tops the metro at 52, with the area west of Westlake and south of North Olmsted at 50, Middleburg Heights at 49, and the area north of Bainbridge also at 49. The youngest neighborhoods sit in the city: a west Cleveland cluster at 30, the area south of Cleveland Heights at 32, a Cleveland cluster at 33, north Cleveland at 34, and a second west Cleveland cluster at 34. Most of the metro sits in the 40–48 range.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education peaks in the eastern suburbs and a pair of near-city clusters. The area west of Beachwood leads at 72%, with the area north of Bainbridge at 69%, a west Cleveland cluster at 67%, the area south of Cleveland Heights at 65%, and west of Avon Lake also at 65%. The lowest shares are on the far west and the city's south side: the area east of Lorain at 11%, south Cleveland and the areas north of Garfield Heights and north of Elyria all at 13%, and south of Cleveland at 12%. The ≥60% tier follows the eastern suburbs and the near-west side; the under-20% tier covers the city's south side, Lorain, and Elyria.
Where the metrics overlap
The area north of Bainbridge sits at the top of home value, income, age, and education all at once, with the east-side suburbs around Beachwood and the western lakefront around Avon repeating the wealth pattern. The city of Cleveland forms the opposite corner: a Cleveland cluster bottoms income at $20K, and the south side pairs low home values with the metro's lowest bachelor's shares. A pair of near-city clusters breaks the mold — a west Cleveland cluster and the area south of Cleveland Heights are among the youngest neighborhoods at 30 and 32 yet post bachelor's shares of 67% and 65%, young educated residents inside the urban core.
Key Takeaways
- Across the metro, the median home value is $215K, median household income is $71K, median age is 42, and the bachelor's-degree share is 34%.
- The area north of Bainbridge tops home value at $464K, age at 49, and education among the leaders at 69%.
- The area west of Hudson tops income at $141K.
- A Cleveland cluster holds the metro's lowest income at $20K, and the area south of Cleveland the lowest home value at $67K.
- The oldest neighborhoods reach a median age of 52 east of Parma; the youngest fall to 30 on the near-west side.