What it's like to live in Broadview Heights
Broadview Heights is a small city in Ohio with rent below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Broadview Heights deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, cold winters, and heavy snowfall.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Low crime rates
- Highly educated workforce
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Cold winters
- Heavy snowfall — 65" per year
How Broadview Heights compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Broadview Heights
Based on Broadview Heights's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,166
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $43,320 a year
- 32% of Broadview Heights renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$63,340
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $31,670
- Homes cost 3.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 23% below US
$1,083/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,083 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $316,700. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $316,700 · 32% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.1% county unemployment
Unemployment in Cuyahoga County is 4.1%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Cuyahoga County (county-wide)
Safety▼ 99% below US
5 violent crimes per 100k
Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.
Property crime 102/100k · Broadview Heights Police Department · 2024 data
Getting aroundNear US average
26 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.7 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 17% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 82°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 44% above US
52% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.
Schools
2 public schools inside the boundary
There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Cuyahoga Valley National Park (7 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Broadview Heights's strongest points are rent below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,083/mo) equals 13% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (17% of workers here already work from home).
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