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Sheffield Lake, Lorain County
Paper Trail has 7,148 parcels in Sheffield Lake from the Lorain County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Lorain County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 3,417 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 Sheffield Lake
Owners in Sheffield Lake 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.
Home sales by month
112 home sales in Sheffield Lake from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $221,500.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 9 |
| December 2025 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 10 |
| September 2026 | 14 |
Source: Lorain County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Property tax rates
Most homes in Sheffield Lake (3,422 of 3,423) are in taxing district 640, Sheffield Lake City. Its effective rate on homes is 58.39 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,820.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | Sheffield Lake City | 3,422 | 98.88 | 58.39 | $1,820 |
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: Lorain County Auditor, October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the city line
- Forestlawn Early Learning CenterOhio report card: 1 star
- Knollwood Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
Other schools in the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City district
- Brookside High SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Brookside Intermediate SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Brookside Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
Private schools
- Northern Ohio Adventist Academy
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
- DomonkasOpen about 59 hours a week
The Lorain Public Library (6 buildings) had 450,372 visits and lent 1,343,185 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 67,820 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 Sheffield Lake Police Department, 2025: 11 violent crimes and 41 property crimes, for about 9,055 people. That is 1.21 violent and 4.53 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 41 | 12 | 1.21 / 4.53 |
| 2024 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 2.23 / 4.68 |
| 2023 | 16 | 74 | 12 | 1.79 / 8.29 |
| 2022 (partial) | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 51 | 12 | 1.12 / 5.71 |
| 2020 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 0.22 / 7.65 |
Most common offenses in the Sheffield Lake Police Department's 2025 incident reports: assault offenses 63, thefts 34, vandalism 19.
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 Sheffield Lake?
7,148 parcels sit inside the Sheffield Lake boundary on the Lorain County Auditor's map, 3,423 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Sheffield Lake?
$221,500, from 112 home sales the Lorain County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Sheffield Lake?
Most homes in Sheffield Lake are in taxing district 640, Sheffield Lake City, with an effective rate on homes of 58.39 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,820.
Which public schools are in Sheffield Lake?
Forestlawn Early Learning Center, grades PK to K; Knollwood Elementary School, grades 1 to 2.
Is there a public library in Sheffield Lake?
Yes: Domonkas, 4125 E. Lake Rd..
Who reports crime figures for Sheffield Lake to the FBI?
The Sheffield Lake Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.