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Westlake, Cuyahoga County
Paper Trail has 13,629 parcels in Westlake 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, 12,009 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 Westlake
Owners in Westlake 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
All 12,019 homes in Westlake are in taxing district 720, Westlake CSD. Its effective rate on homes is 52.39 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,642.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720 | Westlake CSD | 12,019 | 104.00 | 52.39 | $1,642 |
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
- Westlake AcademyOhio report card: 5 stars
- Dover Intermediate SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Lee Burneson Middle SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Westlake Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4.5 stars
- Westlake High SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
Private schools
- Montessori Children's School
- St. Bernadette Elementary School
- The Nest Elementary School
- Westshore Montessori 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
- Porter Public LibraryOpen about 68 hours a week
The Porter Public Library had 286,936 visits and lent 872,099 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 28,668 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 Westlake Police Department, 2025: 15 violent crimes and 161 property crimes, for about 34,228 people. That is 0.44 violent and 4.7 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 161 | 12 | 0.44 / 4.7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 223 | 12 | 0.29 / 6.52 |
| 2023 | 15 | 185 | 12 | 0.44 / 5.46 |
| 2022 | 14 | 141 | 12 | 0.42 / 4.18 |
| 2021 | Not reported | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Not reported | 0 | ||
Most common offenses in the Westlake Police Department's 2025 incident reports: thefts 144, assault offenses 92, drug offenses 73.
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
The official records for Westlake are kept by the county. Paper Trail Ohio is not a government website.
What you can do here
Look up any parcel in Westlake free: owner, values, sales and taxes. Or buy one of the mailing lists for Westlake above.
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Questions
How many parcels are in Westlake?
13,629 parcels sit inside the Westlake boundary on the Cuyahoga County Auditor's map, 12,019 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Westlake?
Most homes in Westlake are in taxing district 720, Westlake CSD, with an effective rate on homes of 52.39 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,642.
Which public schools are in Westlake?
Westlake Academy, grades K to 2; Dover Intermediate School, grades 5 to 6; Lee Burneson Middle School, grades 7 to 8; Westlake Elementary School, grades PK to 4; Westlake High School, grades 9 to 12.
Is there a public library in Westlake?
Yes: Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd..
Who reports crime figures for Westlake to the FBI?
The Westlake Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.