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45,983people live here $103,253median household income▲ 28% above US $1,302median rent per monthNear US average $298,300median home value▼ 10% below US

What it's like to live in Strongsville

Strongsville is a small city in Ohio with home prices that remain within reach, unemployment below the national average, 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. Strongsville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, cold winters, and heavy snowfall.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low unemployment
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 Strongsville compares

Median household income

Strongsville$103,253

Ohio avg$71,389

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Strongsville$1,302

Ohio avg$1,034

US$1,413

Median home value

Strongsville$298,300

Ohio avg$214,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Strongsville

Based on Strongsville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,604

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,080 a year
41% of Strongsville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$59,660

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $29,830
Homes cost 2.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,302/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,302 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $298,300. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $298,300 · 41% of renters cost-burdened

Job market▼ 16% below US

3.6% unemployment

Unemployment here is 3.6%, a little below the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

Safety▼ 83% below US

57 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 952/100k · Strongsville Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.5 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; 19% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

19%

Carpool

6.0%

Public transit

1.2%

Walk

1.1%

Other

0.8%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 34% above US

48% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 48% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

11 public schools inside the boundary

There are 11 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Cuyahoga Valley National Park (14 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Strongsville's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,302/mo) equals 15% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime, remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals.

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