Brecksville is situated on 19.68 square miles in Cuyahoga county, approximately 15 miles south of the city of Cleveland. As of the census of 2010, there were 13,656 people, 5,349 households, and 3,883 families residing in the city. As of July 1, 2015, the median household income was $97,013 and the average household income was $127,229.
Brecksville is defined by its scenic wooded bluffs and ravines which are a result of the geological confluence of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and the Great Lakes Basin. Many neighborhoods are adjacent to the Brecksville Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, one of the most visited National Parks in the country. The Brecksville Reservation consists of 2,500 acres.