Broadview Heights vs Rocky River

A side-by-side comparison of Broadview Heights and Rocky River: population, income, housing, and more.

Broadview Heights and Rocky River are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rocky River has the higher population (21,490 vs 19,768 in Broadview Heights). Broadview Heights has the higher median household income ($99,431 vs $93,956 in Rocky River). Rocky River has the higher median home value ($327,600 vs $292,500 in Broadview Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
Population	19,768	21,490
Median age	44.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,431	$93,956
Median home value	$292,500	$327,600
Median gross rent	$1,075	$1,155
Housing units	8,841	10,447
Homeownership rate	81.6%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.8%	64.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
Population	19,195 → 19,768 (+3.0%)	20,198 → 21,490 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$89,224 → $99,431 (+11.4%)	$74,950 → $93,956 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$228,500 → $292,500 (+28.0%)	$245,800 → $327,600 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,075 (+21.5%)	$924 → $1,155 (+25.0%)

Broadview Heights

Population

19,19519,768

Median household income

$89,224$99,431

Median home value

$228,500$292,500

Median gross rent

$885$1,075

Rocky River

Population

20,19821,490

Median household income

$74,950$93,956

Median home value

$245,800$327,600

Median gross rent

$924$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
Under 5	6.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.1%
75 and over	6.7%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	91.0%
Black or African American	3.9%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
No high school diploma	2.4%	2.6%
High school graduate	16.7%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	29.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
Drove alone	77.0%	72.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	5.6%
Public transit	0.3%	1.7%
Walked	2.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.5%	18.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
1-unit, detached	68.7%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	9.4%
20 or more units	6.0%	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Broadview Heights	Rocky River
Poverty rate	3.6%	4.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1984	1961