HOUSEHOLDS
As shown in Graph 2-6, the number of households in the five county region increased between 1960 and 1990. The
largest increase during this period was in Medina County, where households increased from 18,025 to 41,792, or
131%. The rapid increase in households during the 1960s began to slow in 1970 in all of the counties, except for
Medina, which had a 55% increase. Between 1980 and 1990, the growth in the number of households contined to
slow in Cuyahoga County, reaching a point of no change by 1990.
Graph 2-6
Households, 1960-1990
The report, The Transportation/Land Use Connection, noted that new
capacity will reduce congestion in the short term. People will respond
to this reduction by changing travel behavior and eventually by relocating
to the newly accessible area. Thus, congestion will occur where people
want to be or have to go through to get there. Decreasing the cost
of access to a destination only increases its attractiveness.
These areas become more attractive to developers who view increased
accessibility to an area as an economic "market signal".
With forecasts for stable population growth in the 5-county region,
development automatically looks for "new" areas to develop.
This market shift has a corresponding negative effect on older urban
areas, resulting in fewer taxpayers, declining property values, decreasing
tax revenues and, ultimately, abandonment.
The impact of the capacity addition to I-90 between Cuyahoga County
and Lorain County, which is still under construction, is an excellent
example of this phenomenon. Since December 1996, when the I-90 lane
addition was approved, several major developments have been proposed: a
600,000-700,000 square foot shopping center in Avon; an 800-acre mixed-use
project along with a privately financed interchange at the first major
intersection of the widened freeway; a 65-acre shopping center; and
an out-of-town realty company has agreed to purchase thirty-three
acres to develop an industrial park.
The Housing Policy Research Program at Cleveland State University
has been studying the movement of homesellers for a number of years.
The results of the research is shown in Map 2-5 and illustrates that
older urban areas have the lowest total market value, per household,
compared to the region's outlying areas.
Tables 2-2 and 2-3 show the impact that I-71 has on migration patterns of residents between the two counties:
- 261, or 90%, of Medina moves were to Strongsville, North Royalton and communities along the I-71
or I-480 corridors;
- Correspondingly, 85%, or 958, of the 1,124 Cuyahoga County moves were to Medina County
communities along the I-71 corridor;
- Medina County gained 267% more residents from Cuyahoga County than Cuyahoga County gained
from Medina; and
- 30% of these moves came from Cleveland and 81% of these moves came from Cleveland and
inner-ring suburbs.
Map 2-5
Home Market Values
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Table 2-2
Homeseller Moves from Medina County to Cuyahoga County, 1991-1996 |
Medina Community
Moved From |
# of
Moves |
Median
Sale Price |
Cuyahoga Community
Moved To |
# of
Moves |
Median
Sale Price |
| Brunswick |
158 |
$112,450 |
Strongsville |
100 |
$152,925 |
| Medina City |
24 |
$100,000 |
North Royalton |
40 |
$180,250 |
| Brunswick Hills Township |
22 |
$89,750 |
Parma |
23 |
$107,000 |
| Hinckley Township |
20 |
$151,950 |
Cleveland |
16 |
$69,500 |
| Medina Township |
13 |
$153,500 |
Middleburg Heights |
14 |
$135,000 |
| Liverpool Township |
12 |
$118,000 |
Broadview Heights |
12 |
$170,000 |
| Montville Township |
6 |
$156,250 |
North Olmstead |
9 |
$68,000 |
| Wadsworth Township |
6 |
$84,000 |
Brook Park |
8 |
$95,000 |
| Sharon Township |
5 |
$145,000 |
Bay Village |
7 |
$148,000 |
| Rest of Medina County |
23 |
$105,000 |
Brecksville |
7 |
$243,000 |
| |
|
|
Parma Heights |
7 |
$92,000 |
| |
|
|
Seven Hills |
5 |
$147,000 |
| |
|
|
Westlake |
5 |
$221,000 |
| |
|
|
Rest of Cuyahoga County |
36 |
$106,000 |
| TOTAL |
289 |
$114,000 |
TOTAL |
289 |
$136,000 |
| *Estimate: Two-thirds of actual number |
| SOURCE: Housing Policy Research Program,
Cleveland State University |
Table 2-3
Homeseller Moves from Cuyahoga County to Medina County, 1991-1996 |
Cuyahoga Community
Moved From |
# of
Moves |
Median
Sale Price |
Medina Community
Moved To |
# of
Moves |
Median
Sale Price |
| Cleveland |
290 |
$67,500 |
Brunswick |
401 |
$123,500 |
| Parma |
216 |
$88,875 |
Medina City |
147 |
$119,500 |
| Strongsville |
102 |
$128,500 |
Hinkley Township |
111 |
$185,000 |
| North Royalton |
58 |
$108,000 |
Medina Township |
100 |
$149,079 |
| Brook Park |
48 |
$90,800 |
Brunswick Hills Township |
98 |
$130,000 |
| Berea |
45 |
$90,100 |
Liverpool Township |
44 |
$157,000 |
| Parma Heights |
43 |
$91,500 |
Lafayette Township |
37 |
$116,000 |
| North Olmstead |
38 |
$103,000 |
Montville Township |
33 |
$16,000 |
| Lakewood |
35 |
$95,000 |
Granger Township |
26 |
$153,000 |
| Maple Heights |
32 |
$69,450 |
Litchfield Township |
23 |
$132,000 |
| Middleburg Heights |
31 |
$97,000 |
Wadsworth Township |
21 |
$114,500 |
| Garfield Heights |
24 |
$74,250 |
York Township |
19 |
$139,500 |
| Fairview Park |
17 |
$116,000 |
Sharon Township |
16 |
$152,000 |
| Brooklyn |
16 |
$86,750 |
Chatham Township |
11 |
$125,000 |
| Olmsted Falls |
15 |
$102,000 |
Harrisville Township |
9 |
$113,500 |
| Broadview Heights |
14 |
$122,750 |
Westfield Township |
6 |
$127,000 |
| Westlake |
13 |
$109,000 |
Guilford Township |
5 |
$167,500 |
| Seven Hills |
11 |
$124,000 |
Rest of Medina County |
17 |
$99,865 |
| Bay Village |
9 |
$109,000 |
|
|
|
| Olmsted Township |
9 |
$109,000 |
|
|
|
| Rocky River |
9 |
$110,000 |
|
|
|
| Brecksville |
8 |
$143,500 |
|
|
|
| Bedford |
6 |
$84,500 |
|
|
|
| South Euclid |
6 |
$88,500 |
|
|
|
| Cleveland Heights |
5 |
$85,000 |
|
|
|
| Rest of Cuyahoga County |
24 |
$113,750 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
1,124 |
$87.000 |
TOTAL |
1,124 |
$130,000 |
| *Estimate: Two-thirds of actual number |
| SOURCE: Housing Policy Research Program,
Cleveland State University |
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