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Brooklyn HeightsOH

A town of 1,501. A regional job hub with 4,068 jobs.

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Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,501
−1.6% since 2010
Typical home
$270K
+2.1% in a year
Household income
$97K
median
Median age
46.1
years
Jobs based here
4,068
A job hub

What makes Brooklyn Heights stand out

The 2 things Brooklyn Heights does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 4,036 people come to Brooklyn Heights for work

Where Brooklyn Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

29% → Cleveland Cleveland 29% 5% → Parma Parma 5% 5% → Independence Independence 5% 4% → Valley View Valley View 4% 2% → Brecksville Brecksville 2% 2% → Garfield Heights Garfield Heights 2% Brooklyn Heights · 4% stay
4,068jobs based in Brooklyn Heights
4%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brooklyn Heights

Most working residents leave Brooklyn Heights for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (29%), Parma (5%) and Independence (5%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brooklyn Heights4%
Cleveland29%
Parma5%
Independence5%
Valley View4%
7 mi
median commute distance
4,068
jobs based in Brooklyn Heights
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.

9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
9Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
5
paid flood claims since 1978
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 84% of U.S. towns

Brooklyn Heights beats the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

A−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
19 better11 too close to call2 worse
What stands outBrooklyn HeightsOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.1%15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.7%14.1%
More binge drinkers19.9%16.6%
Metrohealth System
3.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
93rd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Brooklyn Heights has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–37°
Spring40–59°
Summer62–81°
Fall45–63°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety

Crime reported in Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2023.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Brooklyn Heights0
Ohio3.2
U.S.3.9

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Brooklyn Heights8.8
Ohio18
U.S.19.5
0
violent crimes reported in 2023
13
property crimes reported in 2023
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Housing

A typical Brooklyn Heights home is worth about $270K

The typical Brooklyn Heights home is worth about $270,000, up 2.1% in a year, 8% above the Ohio typical home.

$270KZillow home value

Typical home value

Brooklyn Heights$270K
Ohio$249K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

4.3% of Brooklyn Heights is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

4.3%conserved
Map of Brooklyn Heights: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
4.3%
conserved · 50 of 1,155 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation—27
2. Tuxedo Park0.1 mi13
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
BrooklynHeights-CuyahogaCoOH
2006 · BrooklynHeights-CuyahogaCoOH · Wikimedia Commons
Brooklyn Heights’s story

Brooklyn Heights in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

OHMap-doton-Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn Heights Ohio Police Ford ExplorerMap of Cuyahoga County Ohio Highlighting Brooklyn Heights Village
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About Brooklyn Heights

Village in Ohio, United States

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Brooklyn Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,519
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
768 ft

Brooklyn Heights’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Brooklyn Heights.

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