IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in University Heights, OH
University Heights is a big small town of 13,394 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,394people
$243kTypical home
$1,507/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
82"Snow
167Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
Is University Heights right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,394
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,335 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 8 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $1,507/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (899 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CLE airport
- 17 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,477 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 265 bars within 25 mi
- 428 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cuyahoga County: D+31 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk