City safety & data profile

Cuyahoga FallsOH

Cuyahoga Falls, OH is a 49K-resident city in Summit County with a median household income of $72,705.

Summit County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Cuyahoga Falls, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Cuyahoga Falls has a population larger than 79% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $183,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

49K
Population (place)
Top 21%
By size
$72,705
Median income (place)
$183,300
Median home (place)
10.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls posts a median household income higher than 40% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Cuyahoga Falls area.

Bottom 41%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Cuyahoga Falls

Where Cuyahoga Falls income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$72,705 Bottom 40% higher than 40% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Cuyahoga Falls $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Cuyahoga Falls, OH beyond the headline numbers

Cuyahoga Falls sits inside Summit County, Ohio, at roughly 41.13°N, -81.48°W. Population 49,146, $72,705 median household income. Median home value $183,300, median rent $1,038. Poverty rate 10.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Cuyahoga Falls, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 10.5%, poverty in Cuyahoga Falls, OH runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Cuyahoga Falls runs about 2.5 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

13.3% of Cuyahoga Falls workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Cuyahoga Falls from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
49,146
Cuyahoga Falls · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$72,705
-19% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$183,300
-56% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Summit County): Cuyahoga Falls's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
538K-1%
Median Income
$71,622+44%
Median Home Value
$208,700+54%
Poverty Rate
12.8%-17%
Unemployment
5.1%-50%

Economics

Economics indicators for Cuyahoga Falls, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,038/mo
Poverty Rate
10.5% -15% vs avg
Unemployment 3.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 37.7%
Work From Home 13.3%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 84.7%
African American 4.8%
Asian 4.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.7%
Obesity
35.8%
High Blood Pressure
34.4%
Physical Inactivity
23.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Binge Drinking
16.3%
Current Smoking
13.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.1%
Diabetes
11.9%
Current Asthma
11.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.5%
Annual Checkup 80.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.4%
Stroke
3.2%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
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1
★★
0
★
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
SUMMA WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL
CUYAHOGA FALLS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Cuyahoga Falls?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Cuyahoga Falls right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet OH-CUYAHOGA-FALLS · Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Cuyahoga Falls, OH? ▼
Cuyahoga Falls, OH has a population of 49,146 people, located in Summit County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Cuyahoga Falls? ▼
The median household income in Cuyahoga Falls, OH is $72,705 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.5%.
What is the median home value in Cuyahoga Falls? ▼
The median home value in Cuyahoga Falls, OH is $183,300. Median rent is $1,038/month.
What are the top health concerns in Cuyahoga Falls? ▼
The top health indicators in Cuyahoga Falls include Short Sleep Duration (37.7%), Obesity (35.8%), High Blood Pressure (34.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Cuyahoga Falls? ▼
Cuyahoga Falls has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Cuyahoga Falls? ▼
The median age in Cuyahoga Falls, OH is 38.4 years. 37.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Cuyahoga Falls, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (10.5% here).

Vista, CA 10.5% Wyoming, MI 10.5% Rogers, AR 10.5% Rohnert Park, CA 10.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($72,705 here).

Oakland Park, FL $72,708 North Myrtle Beach, SC $72,722 Marietta, GA $72,725 Inglewood, CA $72,750

Compare Cuyahoga Falls with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Stow, OH 35K Tallmadge, OH 18K Akron, OH 198K Hudson, OH 22K Kent, OH 30K Copley, OH 14K Barberton, OH 26K Streetsboro, OH 16K
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Using Cuyahoga Falls's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Summit County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.