North Royalton vs Solon

A side-by-side comparison of North Royalton and Solon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Royalton has the higher population (31,013 vs 23,970 in Solon). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $81,810 in North Royalton). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $276,300 in North Royalton).

Population, income & housing

	North Royalton	Solon
Population	31,013	23,970
Median age	45.3 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,810	$135,180
Median home value	$276,300	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,460
Housing units	14,507	9,082
Homeownership rate	71.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Royalton	Solon
Population	30,252 → 31,013 (+2.5%)	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$70,665 → $81,810 (+15.8%)	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$208,600 → $276,300 (+32.5%)	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,061 (+18.4%)	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)

North Royalton

Population

30,25231,013

Median household income

$70,665$81,810

Median home value

$208,600$276,300

Median gross rent

$896$1,061

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)

	North Royalton	Solon
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.4%	6.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	13.2%
75 and over	8.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Royalton	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	65.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	4.7%	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Royalton	Solon
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	29.8%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Royalton	Solon
Drove alone	79.4%	75.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.2%	18.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Royalton	Solon
1-unit, detached	60.5%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	24.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	5.9%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Royalton	Solon
Poverty rate	5.2%	4.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1983	1980