City of Rocky River, Ohio
Community Profile
The City of Rocky River General Info*
Population
Residents – 21,236
Male – 46.2%
Female – 53.8%
Median age – 45.6
Housing
Average household size – 2.17
Average family size – 3.01
Total housing units – 9,275
Median home value – $327,600
Economic
In labor force (16 and over) – 65.3%
Median family income – $93,956
Education
Enrollment, 3 and over – 4,861
High school graduate or higher – 97.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher – 64.0%
*The demographics are taken from the 2023 census.
The City of Rocky River Location
Only 20 minutes from downtown Cleveland via I-90, approximately nine miles from Public Square, Rocky River’s location is convenient. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is only a 15-minute drive, and both I-71 and the Ohio Turnpike can be reached in 20 minutes.
Bordered by Lake Erie on the north and the Rocky River and Cleveland Metroparks on the east, the City’s location is unique. Residents can boat, fish and swim on Lake Erie and take advantage of nine City parks and the Metroparks for woods, playground equipment, picnicking, fishing and countless other activities.
Bradstreet’s Landing in Rocky River, Ohio
Rocky River Recreation
Two swimming pools (Recreation Center and Rocky River High School), indoor ice rink, tennis courts and basketball courts, track and exercise equipment at the Civic Center and eight City parks. Many classes and programs are available to residents.
Rocky River Recreation Center Outdoor Pool
Rocky River Schools
Four public schools, five non-public and six nursery/educational schools. Excellent curricula with state-of-the-art classrooms and individual attention.
Rocky River High School
Rocky River Public Library
This 79-year-old Rocky River institution offers many programs to residents, has over 160,000 items in its collection, houses the Cowan Pottery Museum and has an auditorium and meeting rooms for non-profit organizations.
Rocky River History
From the time of arrival of the first permanent settlers in about 1810, the City of Rocky River, then an agricultural community, was variously called Granger City, Riverbank, Rockport and Rocky River Hamlet.
Incorporated as a hamlet in 1893, it became a village in 1903 when the first mayor, Mark Mitchell , and a council were elected.
A 1960 charter adopted the mayor-council government. Rocky River is named after the river which, in turn, was named by the Native Americans who camped and stored their canoes on the island at the mouth of the winding river, now part of the Cleveland Metroparks System.
Today, Rocky River has beautiful residential homes, some along the Lake; new residential developments including clusters homes and townhouses; a wide variety of retail businesses for shopping; corporate facilities as well as other commercial developments; two theaters; many restaurants; and two private clubs (Westwood Country Club and Cleveland Yachting Club).
