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Introduction to Gates Mills, Ohio                  (Google Map)

Gates Mills, Ohio, in Cuyahoga county, is 8 miles SE of Euclid, Ohio (center to center) and 15 miles E of Cleveland, Ohio. As of the year 2000 census, 2,493 people lived in Gates Mills.

The People and Families of Gates Mills

In Gates Mills, about 73% of adults are married. Gates Mills is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in village is married (though of course they're not).

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Gates Mills had a median family income of $161,350. Many people in Gates Mills make a good living. The bulk of the population of the village is doing well, with money to spend. Gates Mills doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the village have earned college degrees than have people in most other villages in Ohio. In Gates Mills, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the village.)

Crime and Safety

A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Gates Mills.

Gates Mills Housing

An estimated 92% of living spaces in Gates Mills are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the village as a sign of wealth and desirability.

Commuting

In Gates Mills, 83% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Gates Mills.

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Gates Mills Profile

Gates Mills is a village located in the Chagrin Valley and bounded by Mayfield Heights. on the west, Geauga County on the east, and Hunting Valley on the south. Originally part of Mayfield Township it occupies nine square miles.

Gates Mills was founded in 1826 by Holsey Gates, who bought 130 acres of Chagrin River land from the Connecticut Land Company, in order to have a good water supply for a sawmill. The excellent location and abundant water supply led to the construction of several more mills, which gave the area its name.

Agriculture flourished, and potash, cheese, and rake factories were established. By 1850, Gates Mills was a thriving community exporting manufactured products. During the post-Civil War period, the water powered mills languished, and the vitality of the village declined.

In the 1890s, Cleveland professional men such as S. Prentiss Baldwin, Frank Ginn, and Frank Walker established the village as their country retreat. These men backed the Maple Leaf Land Company, which promoted the village, and the Cleveland & Eastern interurban railway, which connected the village with Cleveland in 1899.

The Gates Mills Improvement Society, formed in 1905, was primarily made up of landowners, who shaped the exclusive, well-to-do New England character that Gates Mills maintained into the 1980s. The Chagrin Valley Hunt Club was formed in 1909 and occupied the old Holsey Gates house.

Today, Gates Mills is an affluent community of quality homes. Both older and newer homes are built on 2.5+ acre lots. There are wide expanses of greenery between homes, and each home has a sense of privacy that is missing in many other communities. There are no apartments or condominiums in the city. Single family homes are the only option here, and homes tend to be priced higher here than in other parts of the greater Cleveland area. Rentals are also not encouraged here, and home ownership is encouraged.

Gates Mills is served by the Mayfield City Schools District, an excellent, well-funded district with state-of-the-art schools that offer the very best in technology and teaching styles. Look no further for the finest in public education! And with several excellent universities in the Cleveland region, Gates Mills can give its students the best from birth through post-graduate school.

With so much to offer, is it any surprise that Gates Mills is the first choice for those who long for privacy, tranquility and the best in recreation, commuting and education? Come and check Gates Mills out; once here, you'll never want to leave!