Munroe Falls vs Northfield

A side-by-side comparison of Munroe Falls and Northfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Munroe Falls and Northfield are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Munroe Falls has the higher population (5,019 vs 3,525 in Northfield). Munroe Falls has the higher median household income ($75,089 vs $69,444 in Northfield). Munroe Falls has the higher median home value ($223,800 vs $168,300 in Northfield).

Population, income & housing

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
Population	5,019	3,525
Median age	48.6 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,089	$69,444
Median home value	$223,800	$168,300
Median gross rent	—	$855
Housing units	2,290	1,568
Homeownership rate	80.1%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
Population	5,057 → 5,019 (-0.8%)	3,665 → 3,525 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$66,333 → $75,089 (+13.2%)	$65,375 → $69,444 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$160,800 → $223,800 (+39.2%)	$143,700 → $168,300 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $848 (+10.3%)	$691 → $855 (+23.7%)

Munroe Falls

Population

5,0575,019

Median household income

$66,333$75,089

Median home value

$160,800$223,800

Median gross rent

$769$848

Northfield

Population

3,6653,525

Median household income

$65,375$69,444

Median home value

$143,700$168,300

Median gross rent

$691$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	16.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	17.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.6%	10.1%
75 and over	14.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	72.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	2.2%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
No high school diploma	4.8%	10.6%
High school graduate	33.4%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
Drove alone	78.1%	75.3%
Carpooled	11.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	13.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
1-unit, detached	73.8%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	14.7%
20 or more units	13.3%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Munroe Falls	Northfield
Poverty rate	4.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1974	1966