Rocky River vs Solon

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

Rocky River 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 21,490 in Rocky River). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $93,956 in Rocky River). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $327,600 in Rocky River).

Population, income & housing

	Rocky River	Solon
Population	21,490	23,970
Median age	43.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$93,956	$135,180
Median home value	$327,600	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,460
Housing units	10,447	9,082
Homeownership rate	71.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.0%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rocky River	Solon
Population	20,198 → 21,490 (+6.4%)	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$74,950 → $93,956 (+25.4%)	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$245,800 → $327,600 (+33.3%)	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$924 → $1,155 (+25.0%)	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)

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

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)

	Rocky River	Solon
Under 5	6.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.9%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	6.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.1%	13.2%
75 and over	11.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rocky River	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	65.6%
Black or African American	2.1%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rocky River	Solon
No high school diploma	2.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	15.9%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29.6%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rocky River	Solon
Drove alone	72.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.1%	18.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rocky River	Solon
1-unit, detached	57.9%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	21.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rocky River	Solon
Poverty rate	4.9%	4.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1961	1980