Community Profile

Location:  Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Nearest Major City: Cleveland, Ohio – 15 miles south of Downtown and north of Akron

Highways:  I-71 is three miles west, I-77 is three miles east

Area Statistics
Area: 21.8 square miles

Population Information: City:  32,500 approximate

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Government Information
Government type:
Mayor
President of Council / 6 Ward Council Representatives
City Charter

Safety Forces
Police:  42 Police Officers
Fire:  36 Firefighters – 32 paramedic qualified
Fire Insurance Rating:  5

Health Services
Closest Hospitals: Parma Community General Hospital (five miles north of city)      
Southwest Community General Health Center (eight miles northwest of city)

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Schools:
Public: North Royalton Public School System 
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Public School System
Private: Royal Redeemer Lutheran  / St. Albert the Great

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Utilities and Service Data
Electric Supplier: The Illuminating Company
Gas Supplier:  Columbia Gas Company
North Royalton is a member of the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC)
Water Supplier:  City of Cleveland
Sewer: N.R. Waste Water Treatment & N.E.O.R.S.D.
Plant "A"
Treatment Type:  Conventional Activated Sludge
Treatment Capacity:  10.0 mg
Average Daily Flow:  1.5 mgd
Max. Daily Flow:  3.3 mgd
Plant “B”
Treatment Type:  Extended Aeration
Treatment Capacity:  3.0 mg
Average Daily Flow:  .6 mgd
Max. Daily Flow:  1.0 mgd

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Communications
Local Telephone Service by:  Ameritech
Long Distance Service by:  AT&T and Others
Cable: Adelphia & WideOpenWest

Taxes
Local Income Tax:  2%
       Collecting Agency - Regional Income Tax Agency
State Income Tax:  Graduated
Real Property Tax:  62.03 effective tax rate
Assessed Valuation - 2004
          Real Property: 731,717,170
          Tangible Personal Property: 23,998,713
          Public Utility: 18,416,710
          Total Assessed Value: 774,132,593

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Bond rating: Aa3 (full report)
In July of 2003, the City’s bond rating was upgraded to Aa3 by Moody’s Investors Service.  More recently, in July 2005, the Aa3 rating was reaffirmed based upon the City’s strong financial position with healthy reserves, an expanding tax base, favorable debt profile and conservative management and professional leadership.  Aa3 is the highest bond rating the City has ever attained.  It is important to the City in that it directly effects the cost at which the City can borrow funds. 

Tax Incentives Enterprise Zone Program contact Director of Development Thomas Jordan, 440-237-5484

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The following employers (private and public) had the largest work forces within the City as of December 31, 2004 according to city records:

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Major Airports:  Cleveland Hopkins International, 20 minutes

United States Postal Service: 13901 State Rd, North Royalton, OH 44133-9998

Cuyahoga County Library: North Royalton Branch, 14600 State Road (south of Rte. 82 in North Royalton Memorial Park)

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