Garfield Heights.
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Ohio·Cuyahoga County
9 tracts·29K people·$110K median·4,049/mi²
Black 57 · White 29 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2 · Asian 0
Living alone 37 · Other 36 · Married couple 27
Health 33 · Professional 23 · Retail 21 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 0 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 25 · Sales · office 25 · Production · transport 23 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Garfield Heights is $109,900 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Garfield Heights has 29,269 residents across 9 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 57.2% Black, 29.4% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Multiracial, 2.4% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.0% (Census ACS).
Elmwood Elementary School (37%), Maple Leaf Elementary School (37%) and SMART Academy (36%) lead the elementary schools; Garfield Heights Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (21%); Garfield Heights High School (28%) and North Shore High School (10%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,129/month, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Garfield Heights is $54,593 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Garfield Heights, median rent is $1,129/month and the median home value is $109,900 (Census ACS).
Garfield Heights reported 5.2 violent crimes and 18.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 99 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Garfield Heights are cold wave (64), tornado (43) and heat wave (27), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Garfield Heights, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).