According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Cleveland Heights has an overall cost of living index of 92 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Ohio, Cleveland Heights has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Ohio's index of 90.
The standard of living in Cleveland Heights ranks as #1,974 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Ohio. By definition, that implies Cleveland Heights ranks as the #4,444 most expensive place in the Buckeye State.
Living Expense | Cleveland Heights | Ohio | National Average | |
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Overall | 92 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 102 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 105 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 110 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 77 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 101 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 95 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Ohio, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Cleveland Heights | Ohio | United States |
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Median Home Value | $133,700 | $151,400 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,005 | $825 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $59,086 | $58,116 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.3x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.17x | 0.2x |
Item | Cleveland Heights | Ohio |
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Shampoo | $1.08 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.87 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $16.87 | $14.67 |
Item | Cleveland Heights | Ohio |
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Ground Beef | $5.31 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.83 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.55 | $2.05 |
Item | Cleveland Heights | Ohio |
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Haircut | $18.34 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $31.4 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.65 | $2.34 |
Item | Cleveland Heights | Ohio |
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Potatoes | $3.19 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.49 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.17 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $86.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $121.47 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $119.67 | $99.13 |
Item | Cleveland Heights | Ohio |
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Gasoline | $2.25 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $47.56 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $154.37 | $167.67 |
Phone | $180.6 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Cleveland Heights |
---|---|---|---|
Strongsville, OH | 44,675 | 99 | 1.1x |
Westlake, OH | 32,154 | 109 | 1.2x |
North Olmsted, OH | 31,562 | 96 | 1.0x |
Shaker Heights, OH | 27,148 | 103 | 1.1x |
Solon, OH | 22,858 | 114 | 1.2x |
Hudson, OH | 22,249 | 124 | 1.3x |
South Euclid, OH | 21,449 | 92 | 1.0x |
Broadview Heights, OH | 19,195 | 104 | 1.1x |
East Cleveland, OH | 17,047 | 84 | 0.9x |
Lyndhurst, OH | 13,431 | 95 | 1.0x |