Shaker Heights is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 29,439 residents. It serves as an inner-ring streetcar suburb situated along the eastern edge of Cleveland.
The community was established as a planned development by railroad moguls the Van Sweringen brothers. They designed Shaker Heights to serve as a suburban retreat for those seeking to move away from the industrial environment of the inner city of Cleveland.