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Cost of living in Sheffield Lake, Ohio

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,054 a month.

Sheffield Lake is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,632 a year.

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People
8,966
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,054
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$69,632
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$167,000
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,274
Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area

Sheffield Lake, Ohio has about 8,966 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $167,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lorain County is $1,274 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sheffield Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Cleveland, OH metro area, prices sit at 93.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Sheffield Lake's exact store tax.

Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a Sheffield Lake bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Sheffield Lake's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Ohio averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 209 have higher typical rent than Sheffield Lake.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Ohio

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.