Personal loans in Brecksville, OH
By population, Brecksville sits at 126th in Ohio, with an estimated 13,850 residents. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Brecksville up by about 1.5%.
Two households in Brecksville with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 13,850 residents are not the reason. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Brecksville are all set at the Ohio level. Verify the lender's Ohio licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Brecksville. The next larger city is Broadview Heights, OH about 3 miles away.
Local context for Brecksville
Here is the sourced Census picture for Brecksville, plus the Ohio lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: an estimated 13,850 residents, 126th of 924 places in Ohio (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 1.5% above the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 208 residents.
- Size percentile: about 86% of Ohio's Census places are smaller than Brecksville.
- Density: roughly 712 residents per square mile, spread over 19.4 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Brecksville covers 19.4 square miles, the 43rd-largest area among Ohio's 924 places.
- Water area rank: Brecksville ranks 126th among Ohio's 924 places, with 0.11 sq mi.
- Share of Ohio: Brecksville holds about 0.2% of the state's population, some 13,850 people.
- National rank: Brecksville is 2,497th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Brecksville's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 104th of 924 places in Ohio.
- Versus Ohio: the state average change is +0.9%, while Brecksville moved 1.5%.
- Density rank: Brecksville is the 735th most densely settled place in Ohio.
- Against the state median: Brecksville runs about 712 residents per square mile, where the Ohio median is 1,289.
- Location: it lies at 41.3072, -81.6199 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Broadview Heights (3 mi); North Royalton (7 mi); Maple Heights (8 mi); Parma (8 mi); Garfield Heights (8 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller places close by: Independence (5 mi); Valley View (5 mi); Richfield (5 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 145 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 76.
Before you apply in Brecksville
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Brecksville (13,850 residents):
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Check the Ohio regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
The process is identical across Ohio; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Brecksville holds 13,850 people.
What shapes a Brecksville personal loan
In Brecksville, a small town of about 13,850, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Brecksville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Brecksville loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Brecksville's place among Ohio's 924 places
Among Ohio's 924 places, Brecksville sits at 126th for population, a share of roughly 0.2% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 104th of 924 Ohio places, putting it near the 89th percentile for growth. Its roughly 712 residents per square mile place it 735th among Ohio's places. In land area, Brecksville ranks 43rd among Ohio's 924 places.
Brecksville on the map
Brecksville covers about 19.4 square miles of land, with 0.11 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). The resulting density is about 712 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Columbus, the distance is roughly 116 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 55 larger communities surround Brecksville. Within the same 50 miles lie 145 smaller Census places.
The Ohio lending rules that reach Brecksville
When Ohio does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Brecksville is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance licenses required for non-depository lenders, including Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, short-term lenders, and small loan lenders. Source says: "We issue and manage licenses for companies and individuals under multiple Ohio statutes." (page's regulated-statutes list names Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, Short-term lenders, Small loan lenders). | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Broadview Heights, OH — population 19,634
- Independence, OH — population 7,481
- Valley View, OH — population 1,849
- Richfield, OH — population 3,704
- Walton Hills, OH — population 1,988
- Seven Hills, OH — population 11,499
- Northfield, OH — population 3,536
- Peninsula, OH — population 518