Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, home to about 28,922 people across 6.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 44118, 44120 and 44122.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Cleveland Heights; part is in Shaker Heights
Mostly Cleveland; part is in Shaker Heights
Mostly Beachwood; part is in Shaker Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shaker Heights. 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)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL318 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shaker Heights; 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.
Shaker Heights had 29,439 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 52nd 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 (8 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).
2,994 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shaker Heights’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 182 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 344 |
| Dentists | 139 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 478 |
| Mental health providers | 1,453 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 360 |
| Optometrists | 19 |
| Chiropractors | 19 |
| Pharmacies | 44 |
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 (26 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (6 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1911.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Cleveland Municipal, Beachwood City, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson SchoolCleveland | Pre-K–8 | 295 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Andrew J RickoffCleveland | Pre-K–8 | 391 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Fairmount Early Childhood CenterBeachwood | Pre-K | 76 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Gearity Professional Development SchoolUniversity Hts | Pre-K–5 | 390 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Harvey Rice Elementary SchoolCleveland | Pre-K–10 | 427 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Onaway Elementary SchoolShaker Heights | Pre-K–5 | 462 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| SunbeamCleveland | Pre-K–8 | 450 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Boulevard Elementary SchoolCleveland Heights | K–5 | 270 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Boulevard Elementary SchoolShaker Heights | K–5 | — | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Bryden Elementary SchoolBeachwood | K–2 | 260 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Canterbury Elementary SchoolCleveland Heights | K–5 | 311 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Fairfax Elementary SchoolCleveland Heights | K–5 | 303 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Fernway Elementary SchoolShaker Heights | K–5 | 326 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Lomond Elementary SchoolShaker Heights | K–5 | 467 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Mercer Elementary SchoolShaker Heights | K–5 | 396 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Hilltop Elementary SchoolBeachwood | 3–5 | 300 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Beachwood Middle SchoolBeachwood | 6–8 | 327 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Shaker Hts Middle SchoolShaker Heights | 6–8 | 939 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Beachwood High SchoolBeachwood | 9–12 | 620 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Cleveland Heights High SchoolCleveland Heights | 9–12 | 1,717 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Shaker Hts High SchoolShaker Heights | 9–12 | 1,418 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career AcademyCleveland | 9–12 | 65 | Charter | 2.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communion of Saints SchoolCleveland Heights | Pre-K–8 | 182 | Roman Catholic | 2.4 mi |
| Fuchs Mizrachi SchoolBeachwood | Pre-K–12 | 411 | Jewish | 3.1 mi |
| Gesu SchoolUniversity Heights | Pre-K–8 | 639 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 mi |
| Hathaway Brown SchoolShaker Heights | Pre-K–12 | 665 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 mi |
| Horizon Montessori SchoolCleveland Heights | Pre-K–K | 27 | Nonsectarian | 3.2 mi |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day SchoolBeachwood | Pre-K–8 | 216 | Jewish | 3.0 mi |
| Laurel SchoolShaker Heights | Pre-K–12 | 441 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| Ruffing Montessori SchoolCleveland Heights | Pre-K–8 | 215 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| St Dominic SchoolShaker Heights | K–8 | 204 | Roman Catholic | 0.5 mi |
| The Reserve SchoolShaker Heights | 8–12 | 18 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| Beaumont High SchoolCleveland Heights | 9–12 | 297 | Roman Catholic | 1.0 mi |
| Chaviva High SchoolBeachwood | 9–12 | 42 | Jewish | 2.3 mi |
| Lutheran High School EastCleveland Heights | 9–12 | 354 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 3.4 mi |
| Yeshiva High School of ClevelandBeachwood | 9–12 | 24 | Jewish | 2.8 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 Heights, Beachwood, University Heights, Cleveland, Warrensville Heights, Lyndhurst, Orange, Woodmere and Highland Hills.
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