Shaker Heights.
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Ohio·Cuyahoga County
11 tracts·29K people·$303K median·4,597/mi²
White 53 · Black 33 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Married couple 45 · Living alone 37 · Other 18
Professional 56 · Health 28 · Leisure 7 · Retail 5 · Public admin 2 · Manufacturing 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 66 · Sales · office 17 · Service 11 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 13 · Transit 4 · Walk 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 Shaker Heights is $303,200 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Shaker Heights has 28,922 residents across 11 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 53.4% White, 33.0% Black, 4.6% Multiracial, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 69.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.4% (Census ACS).
Fernway Elementary School (82%), Boulevard Elementary School (77%) and Onaway Elementary School (73%) lead the elementary schools; Woodbury Elementary School (68%) and Shaker Hts Middle School (65%) lead the middle schools; Shaker Hts High School is the high school with reported scores (56%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,168/month, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Shaker Heights is $104,073 a year, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Shaker Heights, median rent is $1,168/month and the median home value is $303,200 (Census ACS).
Shaker Heights reported 0.2 violent crimes and 3.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 96 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Shaker Heights are cold wave (76), tornado (58) and winter weather (44), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Shaker Heights, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).