What it's like to live in Seven Hills
Seven Hills is a small city in Ohio with home prices that remain within reach, household incomes running above the national average, and crime rates well below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Seven Hills deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, larger class sizes than the national average, cold winters, and heavy snowfall.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Low crime rates
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- High student-teacher ratio
- Cold winters
- Heavy snowfall — 64" per year
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Seven Hills compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Seven Hills
Based on Seven Hills's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,172
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $63,440 a year
- 40% of Seven Hills renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$51,600
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $25,800
- Homes cost 2.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 12% above US
$1,586/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,586 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $258,000. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $258,000 · 40% 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▼ 82% below US
61 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 999/100k · Seven Hills Police Department · 2025 data
Getting around▼ 12% below US
23 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 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 & workforceNear US average
35% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 35% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
1 public school inside the boundary
There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Cuyahoga Valley National Park (10 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Seven Hills's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach 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 ($1,586/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime and remote workers (17% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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