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Rocky River, Cuyahoga County
Paper Trail has 8,968 parcels in Rocky River 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, 7,969 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 Rocky River
Owners in Rocky River 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 Rocky River (7,963 of 7,971) are in taxing district 580, Rocky River CSD. Its effective rate on homes is 61.05 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,928.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580 | Rocky River CSD | 7,963 | 134.00 | 61.05 | $1,928 |
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
- Goldwood Primary Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Kensington Intermediate Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Rocky River Early Childhood Center at Beach SchoolNo Ohio report card rating
- Rocky River High SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Rocky River Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
Private schools
- Lutheran High School West
- Magnificat High School
- Ruffing Montessori School
- St. Christopher School
- St. Thomas 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.
Library
- Rocky River Public LibraryOpen about 66 hours a week
The Rocky River Public Library had 185,796 visits and lent 825,226 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 21,579 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 Rocky River Police Department, 2025: 7 violent crimes and 121 property crimes, for about 21,397 people. That is 0.33 violent and 5.65 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 121 | 12 | 0.33 / 5.65 |
| 2024 | 6 | 91 | 12 | 0.28 / 4.28 |
| 2023 | 10 | 108 | 12 | 0.47 / 5.08 |
| 2022 | 17 | 155 | 12 | 0.8 / 7.27 |
| 2021 | 9 | 86 | 12 | 0.45 / 4.3 |
| 2020 | 11 | 55 | 12 | 0.55 / 2.76 |
Most common offenses in the Rocky River Police Department's 2025 incident reports: thefts 112, assault offenses 55, drug offenses 29.
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 Rocky River?
8,968 parcels sit inside the Rocky River boundary on the Cuyahoga County Auditor's map, 7,971 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Rocky River?
Most homes in Rocky River are in taxing district 580, Rocky River CSD, with an effective rate on homes of 61.05 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,928.
Which public schools are in Rocky River?
Goldwood Primary Elementary School, grades K to 2; Kensington Intermediate Elementary School, grades 3 to 5; Rocky River Early Childhood Center at Beach School, grade PK; Rocky River High School, grades 9 to 12; Rocky River Middle School, grades 6 to 8.
Is there a public library in Rocky River?
Yes: Rocky River Public Library, 1600 Hampton Rd..
Who reports crime figures for Rocky River to the FBI?
The Rocky River Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.