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Lakewood, Cuyahoga County
Paper Trail has 17,642 parcels in Lakewood from the Cuyahoga County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Cuyahoga County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 15,562 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Lakewood
Owners in Lakewood to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Property tax rates
Most homes in Lakewood (15,566 of 15,574) are in taxing district 320, Lakewood CSD. Its effective rate on homes is 71.48 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $2,243.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | Lakewood CSD | 15,566 | 165.16 | 71.48 | $2,243 |
A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value, and Ohio assesses a home at 35% of its appraised value. The effective rate is the voted rate after the state's reduction factors. The $100,000 figure is the state's own estimate for an owner-occupied home, after the owner-occupied credits.
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, 2025 aggregate property tax rates by taxing district (tax year 2025, paid in 2026), published March 25, 2026. District for each parcel: Cuyahoga County Auditor, October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the city line
- Emerson Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Franklin School of Opportunity - on SiteOhio report card: 3 stars
- Franklin School of Opportunity OnlineOhio report card: 2 stars
- Garfield Middle SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Grant Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Harding Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4.5 stars
- Harrison Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Hayes Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3 stars
- Lakewood High SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Taft Center For InnovationNo Ohio report card rating
Private schools
- Lakewood Catholic Academy
- Lakewood Lutheran School
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count, and Private School Universe Survey, 2023-24. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Libraries
- Lakewood Public LibraryOpen about 72 hours a week
- Madison BranchOpen about 64 hours a week
The Lakewood Public Library (2 buildings) had 411,112 visits and lent 1,179,923 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 54,992 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Lakewood Police Department, 2025: 40 violent crimes and 453 property crimes, for about 49,178 people. That is 0.81 violent and 9.21 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 453 | 12 | 0.81 / 9.21 |
| 2024 | 70 | 567 | 12 | 1.42 / 11.51 |
| 2023 | 91 | 782 | 12 | 1.85 / 15.86 |
| 2022 | 63 | 681 | 12 | 1.27 / 13.76 |
| 2021 | 64 | 559 | 12 | 1.3 / 11.31 |
| 2020 | 64 | 744 | 12 | 1.3 / 15.06 |
Most common offenses in the Lakewood Police Department's 2025 incident reports: drug offenses 409, thefts 365, assault offenses 251.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
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What you can do here
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Questions
How many parcels are in Lakewood?
17,642 parcels sit inside the Lakewood boundary on the Cuyahoga County Auditor's map, 15,574 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Lakewood?
Most homes in Lakewood are in taxing district 320, Lakewood CSD, with an effective rate on homes of 71.48 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $2,243.
Which public schools are in Lakewood?
Emerson Elementary School, grades K to 5; Franklin School of Opportunity - on Site, grades 7 to 12; Franklin School of Opportunity Online, grades 1 to 12; Garfield Middle School, grades 6 to 8; Grant Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Harding Middle School, grades 6 to 8; Harrison Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Hayes Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Horace Mann Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Lakewood High School, grades 9 to 12; Lincoln Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Roosevelt Elementary School, grades K to 5; Taft Center For Innovation, grade PK.
Is there a public library in Lakewood?
Yes: Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue; Madison Branch, 13229 Madison Ave..
Who reports crime figures for Lakewood to the FBI?
The Lakewood Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.