Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, home to about 11,158 people across 4.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 44144.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Brooklyn; also Cleveland
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brooklyn. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)6 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL308 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brooklyn; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brooklyn had 11,359 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 167th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Cuyahoga County grew from 439,120 residents in 1900 to 1,264,817 in 2020.
Cuyahoga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cleveland Burke Ap, OH weather station (6 miles away).
681,543 jobs at 31,496 businesses in Cuyahoga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
92 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brooklyn.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 11 |
| Dentists | 13 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 22 |
| Mental health providers | 18 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (8 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Brooklyn City, Cleveland Municipal. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn SchoolBrooklyn | Pre-K–7 | 668 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| William Rainey HarperCleveland | Pre-K–8 | 423 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Brooklyn High SchoolBrooklyn | 8–12 | 470 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Rhodes College and Career AcademyCleveland | 8–12 | 588 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Rhodes School of Environmental StudiesCleveland | 9–12 | 330 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Christian SchoolBrooklyn | Pre-K–12 | 279 | Baptist | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Cleveland.
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