As might be expected, Cuyahoga County’s Existing Tree Canopy is not evenly distributed across its 59 communities.
- About half (31) of the County’s communities have less tree canopy than the mean (37.6%) and nearly 68% of the total population lives in these communities.
- With the exception of Bratenahl, nearly all the leading Tree Canopy communities are located in outlying suburbs.
- Several inner ring suburban communities exceeded the county average, including Cleveland Heights, Fairview Park, Bedford, Shaker Heights, and South Euclid.
- The City of Cleveland’s Tree Canopy was well below the county average, at 18.9%.
- Below Cleveland were the communities of Warrensville Heights, Brook Park, and North Randall.
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Tree canopy metrics summarized by community
Existing tree canopy summarized by community
Possible planting area summarized by community
| Existing Tree Canopy | Possible Planting Area Vegetated | Possible Planting Area Impervious | Not Suitable for Planting | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Total Land Cover, Excluding Water (Acres) | Acres | Percent | Acres | Percent | Acres | Percent | Acres | Percent | Existing Tree Canopy | Existing Impervious |
| Bay Village | 2,876.7 | 1,411.3 | 49.1% | 760.8 | 26.4% | 241.8 | 8.4% | 473.2 | 16.4% | 12 | 41 |
| Beachwood | 3,339.8 | 822.2 | 24.6% | 1,109.4 | 33.2% | 681.5 | 20.4% | 742.2 | 22.2% | 46 | 18 |
| Bedford | 3,394.3 | 1,407.3 | 41.5% | 922.2 | 27.2% | 542.3 | 16.0% | 542.6 | 16.0% | 23 | 29 |
| Bedford Heights | 2,912.4 | 679.6 | 23.3% | 1,067.7 | 36.7% | 575.9 | 19.8% | 594.7 | 20.4% | 48 | 16 |
| Bentleyville | 1,655.6 | 1,246.2 | 75.3% | 316.4 | 19.1% | 36.5 | 2.2% | 90.2 | 5.4% | 2 | 57 |
| Berea | 3,633.9 | 1,204.1 | 33.1% | 1,065.7 | 29.3% | 636.8 | 17.5% | 792.6 | 21.8% | 36 | 23 |
| Bratenahl | 650.6 | 311.1 | 47.8% | 174.8 | 26.9% | 66.2 | 10.2% | 107.2 | 16.5% | 14 | 37 |
| Brecksville | 12,326.7 | 7,833.3 | 63.5% | 2,690.6 | 21.8% | 739.3 | 6.0% | 1,221.6 | 9.9% | 6 | 54 |
| Broadview Heights | 8,280.7 | 3,752.8 | 45.3% | 2,647.0 | 32.0% | 820.5 | 9.9% | 1,115.8 | 13.5% | 16 | 45 |
| Brook Park | 4,839.9 | 891.7 | 18.4% | 1,554.9 | 32.1% | 1,302.6 | 26.9% | 1,124.0 | 23.2% | 58 | 4 |
| Brooklyn | 2,737.4 | 563.6 | 20.6% | 839.7 | 30.7% | 696.3 | 25.4% | 650.5 | 23.8% | 52 | 5 |
| Brooklyn Heights | 1,141.7 | 280.2 | 24.5% | 375.1 | 32.9% | 253.0 | 22.2% | 249.9 | 21.9% | 47 | 17 |
| Chagrin Falls | 1,346.1 | 755.6 | 56.1% | 339.1 | 25.2% | 99.4 | 7.4% | 178.3 | 13.2% | 9 | 46 |
| Chagrin Falls Township | 311.9 | 243.1 | 77.9% | 57.9 | 18.6% | 3.9 | 1.2% | 10.6 | 3.4% | 1 | 59 |
| Cleveland | 49,552.9 | 9,491.4 | 19.2% | 13,356.2 | 27.0% | 12,411.0 | 25.0% | 14,943.6 | 30.2% | 57 | 3 |
| Cleveland Heights | 5,157.1 | 2,288.6 | 44.4% | 1,059.3 | 20.5% | 831.3 | 16.1% | 986.9 | 19.1% | 17 | 24 |
| Cuyahoga Heights | 2,006.9 | 420.0 | 20.9% | 616.8 | 30.7% | 534.1 | 26.6% | 502.6 | 25.0% | 54 | 8 |
| East Cleveland | 1,981.1 | 691.0 | 34.9% | 419.9 | 21.2% | 381.6 | 19.3% | 493.2 | 24.9% | 31 | 13 |
| Euclid | 6,840.0 | 1,873.8 | 27.4% | 1,988.3 | 29.1% | 1,369.7 | 20.0% | 1,639.3 | 24.0% | 44 | 15 |
| Fairview Park | 2,988.3 | 1,303.7 | 43.6% | 771.7 | 25.8% | 340.7 | 11.4% | 606.8 | 20.3% | 19 | 32 |
| Garfield Heights | 4,594.5 | 1,032.3 | 22.5% | 1,554.6 | 33.8% | 1,150.8 | 25.0% | 893.2 | 19.4% | 50 | 14 |
| Gates Mills | 5,702.3 | 4,265.3 | 74.8% | 1,089.6 | 19.1% | 132.5 | 2.3% | 331.1 | 5.8% | 3 | 56 |
| Glenwillow | 1,789.9 | 611.4 | 34.2% | 870.1 | 48.6% | 171.6 | 9.6% | 165.3 | 9.2% | 34 | 48 |
| Highland Heights | 3,263.9 | 986.6 | 30.2% | 1,196.4 | 36.7% | 409.2 | 12.5% | 691.3 | 21.2% | 40 | 30 |
| Highland Hills | 1,267.4 | 333.4 | 26.3% | 459.3 | 36.2% | 125.7 | 9.9% | 358.7 | 28.3% | 45 | 47 |
| Hunting Valley | 4,436.4 | 3,077.2 | 69.4% | 1,178.4 | 26.6% | 67.4 | 1.5% | 194.3 | 4.4% | 5 | 58 |
| Independence | 6,037.8 | 2,689.2 | 44.5% | 1,844.7 | 30.6% | 870.6 | 14.4% | 694.9 | 11.5% | 18 | 38 |
| Lakewood | 3,522.4 | 1,003.1 | 28.5% | 862.2 | 24.5% | 723.3 | 20.5% | 976.9 | 27.7% | 43 | 6 |
| Linndale | 45.1 | 8.8 | 19.6% | 9.1 | 20.2% | 13.6 | 30.1% | 13.6 | 30.1% | 55 | 2 |
| Lyndhurst | 2,823.9 | 975.3 | 34.5% | 859.6 | 30.4% | 398.0 | 14.1% | 603.6 | 21.4% | 32 | 28 |
| Maple Heights | 3,301.6 | 766.1 | 23.2% | 996.3 | 30.2% | 843.7 | 25.6% | 696.7 | 21.1% | 49 | 7 |
| Mayfield | 2,528.2 | 1,410.4 | 55.8% | 557.9 | 22.1% | 249.0 | 9.8% | 324.6 | 12.8% | 8 | 44 |
| Mayfield Heights | 2,667.9 | 566.0 | 21.2% | 882.7 | 33.1% | 623.7 | 23.4% | 605.3 | 22.7% | 51 | 11 |
| Middleburg Heights | 5,121.1 | 1,709.5 | 33.4% | 1,642.5 | 32.1% | 890.3 | 17.4% | 919.2 | 17.9% | 35 | 27 |
| Moreland Hills | 4,601.5 | 3,271.9 | 71.1% | 809.8 | 17.6% | 173.1 | 3.8% | 390.3 | 8.5% | 4 | 55 |
| Newburgh Heights | 374.5 | 76.6 | 20.4% | 114.5 | 30.6% | 93.1 | 24.9% | 92.3 | 24.7% | 53 | 12 |
| North Olmsted | 7,462.4 | 3,138.3 | 42.1% | 2,212.1 | 29.6% | 865.6 | 11.6% | 1,276.0 | 17.1% | 21 | 34 |
| North Randall | 495.8 | 53.1 | 10.7% | 131.3 | 26.5% | 200.9 | 40.5% | 111.9 | 22.6% | 59 | 1 |
| North Royalton | 13,599.5 | 6,647.1 | 48.9% | 4,721.2 | 34.7% | 1,073.4 | 7.9% | 1,254.8 | 9.2% | 13 | 50 |
| Oakwood | 2,201.4 | 669.5 | 30.4% | 942.6 | 42.8% | 331.6 | 15.1% | 264.6 | 12.0% | 39 | 31 |
| Olmsted Falls | 2,574.9 | 1,176.9 | 45.7% | 846.6 | 32.9% | 252.6 | 9.8% | 334.3 | 13.0% | 15 | 43 |
| Olmsted Township | 6,132.5 | 2,561.9 | 41.8% | 2,276.9 | 37.1% | 420.0 | 6.8% | 967.3 | 15.8% | 24 | 51 |
| Orange | 2,416.0 | 1,244.7 | 51.5% | 769.5 | 31.9% | 120.4 | 5.0% | 295.4 | 12.2% | 10 | 53 |
| Parma | 12,799.2 | 3,703.6 | 28.9% | 4,149.4 | 32.4% | 2,522.3 | 19.7% | 2,468.2 | 19.3% | 42 | 19 |
| Parma Heights | 2,687.0 | 827.2 | 30.8% | 828.0 | 30.8% | 504.4 | 18.8% | 529.8 | 19.7% | 38 | 20 |
| Pepper Pike | 4,570.6 | 2,252.0 | 49.3% | 1,311.5 | 28.7% | 351.2 | 7.7% | 681.1 | 14.9% | 11 | 49 |
| Richmond Heights | 2,825.1 | 1,032.1 | 36.5% | 991.8 | 35.1% | 334.5 | 11.8% | 474.6 | 16.8% | 29 | 33 |
| Rocky River | 2,994.0 | 974.2 | 32.5% | 830.9 | 27.8% | 465.1 | 15.5% | 758.9 | 25.3% | 37 | 22 |
| Seven Hills | 3,140.7 | 1,095.6 | 34.9% | 1,219.5 | 38.8% | 356.2 | 11.3% | 472.6 | 15.0% | 30 | 35 |
| Shaker Heights | 4,021.6 | 1,624.1 | 40.4% | 980.8 | 24.4% | 597.8 | 14.9% | 850.8 | 21.2% | 26 | 26 |
| Solon | 12,887.3 | 5,398.3 | 41.9% | 4,362.3 | 33.8% | 1,330.9 | 10.3% | 1,966.1 | 15.3% | 22 | 42 |
| South Euclid | 2,975.2 | 1,174.3 | 39.5% | 755.3 | 25.4% | 507.7 | 17.1% | 541.5 | 18.2% | 28 | 25 |
| Strongsville | 15,682.6 | 6,765.3 | 43.1% | 5,046.1 | 32.2% | 1,777.4 | 11.3% | 2,182.8 | 13.9% | 20 | 40 |
| University Heights | 1,167.3 | 337.3 | 28.9% | 293.4 | 25.1% | 264.6 | 22.7% | 272.0 | 23.3% | 41 | 10 |
| Valley View | 3,508.4 | 1,432.4 | 40.8% | 1,199.5 | 34.2% | 579.5 | 16.5% | 398.3 | 11.4% | 27 | 39 |
| Walton Hills | 4,379.2 | 2,596.3 | 59.3% | 970.7 | 22.2% | 322.2 | 7.4% | 520.7 | 11.9% | 7 | 52 |
| Warrensville Heights | 2,641.0 | 503.8 | 19.1% | 921.4 | 34.9% | 644.1 | 24.4% | 578.9 | 21.9% | 56 | 9 |
| Westlake | 10,088.0 | 4,155.2 | 41.2% | 3,149.8 | 31.2% | 1,196.8 | 11.9% | 1,658.9 | 16.4% | 25 | 36 |
| Woodmere | 208.7 | 71.4 | 34.2% | 60.3 | 28.9% | 41.4 | 19.8% | 35.6 | 17.1% | 33 | 21 |
| CUYAHOGA COUNTY TOTAL | 291,510.5 | 109,688.3 | 37.6% | 86,032.2 | 29.5% | 44,560.2 | 15.3% | 53,912.3 | 18.5% | ||
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