Mayfield Heights vs Solon

A side-by-side comparison of Mayfield Heights and Solon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Solon has the higher population (23,970 vs 20,082 in Mayfield Heights). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $62,511 in Mayfield Heights). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $187,600 in Mayfield Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
Population	20,082	23,970
Median age	38.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,511	$135,180
Median home value	$187,600	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,460
Housing units	10,365	9,082
Homeownership rate	47.4%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
Population	18,669 → 20,082 (+7.6%)	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$53,450 → $62,511 (+17.0%)	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$145,400 → $187,600 (+29.0%)	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,089 (+17.5%)	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)

Mayfield Heights

Population

18,66920,082

Median household income

$53,450$62,511

Median home value

$145,400$187,600

Median gross rent

$927$1,089

Solon

Population

22,94723,970

Median household income

$107,286$135,180

Median home value

$286,200$375,700

Median gross rent

$1,268$1,460

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	6.1%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	8.3%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.2%
75 and over	10.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	65.6%
Black or African American	18.9%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	7.2%	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	28.1%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
Drove alone	70.9%	75.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.0%
Public transit	2.2%	0.3%
Walked	1.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.4%	18.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
1-unit, detached	45.9%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	6.8%
20 or more units	40.4%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mayfield Heights	Solon
Poverty rate	9.0%	4.0%
Average household size	1.99	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1964	1980