Shaker Heights vs Solon

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

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

Shaker Heights has the higher population (29,004 vs 23,970 in Solon). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $97,721 in Shaker Heights). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $288,000 in Shaker Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Shaker Heights	Solon
Population	29,004	23,970
Median age	42.0 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$97,721	$135,180
Median home value	$288,000	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,149	$1,460
Housing units	14,205	9,082
Homeownership rate	60.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.7%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shaker Heights	Solon
Population	27,387 → 29,004 (+5.9%)	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$87,235 → $97,721 (+12.0%)	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$229,500 → $288,000 (+25.5%)	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,149 (+12.0%)	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)

Shaker Heights

Population

27,38729,004

Median household income

$87,235$97,721

Median home value

$229,500$288,000

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,149

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)

	Shaker Heights	Solon
Under 5	6.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	6.1%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	13.2%
75 and over	9.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shaker Heights	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	65.6%
Black or African American	33.2%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	4.0%	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shaker Heights	Solon
No high school diploma	1.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	8.6%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.0%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41.6%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shaker Heights	Solon
Drove alone	68.8%	75.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.0%
Public transit	4.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.0%	18.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shaker Heights	Solon
1-unit, detached	54.5%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	20.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Shaker Heights	Solon
Poverty rate	7.1%	4.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1944	1980