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Best places to live in Greater Cleveland

89 places with 1,680,068 residents within about 40 km of Cleveland, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Cleveland, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Brunswick (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,689 residents    77
  2. 2Willowick
    Ohio, 13,957 residents    72
  3. 3Willoughby
    Ohio, 22,631 residents    70
  4. 4Wickliffe (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,545 residents    69
  5. 5Eastlake
    Ohio, 18,232 residents    69
  6. 6Chagrin Falls
    Ohio, 4,021 residents    67
  7. 7Avon Lake
    Ohio, 23,453 residents    66
  8. 8Aurora (Ohio)
    Ohio, 15,838 residents    66
  9. 9South Russell
    Ohio, 3,826 residents    66
  10. 10Bainbridge (Ohio, 3,267 residents)
    Ohio, 3,267 residents    65

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For retired couples

  1. 1Willowick
    Ohio, 13,957 residents    76
  2. 2Willoughby
    Ohio, 22,631 residents    74
  3. 3Eastlake
    Ohio, 18,232 residents    74
  4. 4Avon Lake
    Ohio, 23,453 residents    73
  5. 5Wickliffe (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,545 residents    73
  6. 6Brunswick (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,689 residents    71
  7. 7Sheffield Lake
    Ohio, 9,026 residents    68
  8. 8Bay Village
    Ohio, 15,402 residents    67
  9. 9Clark-Fulton
    Ohio, 18,185 residents    66
  10. 10Kirtland (Ohio)
    Ohio, 6,793 residents    66

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For remote workers

  1. 1Willowick
    Ohio, 13,957 residents    76
  2. 2Willoughby
    Ohio, 22,631 residents    75
  3. 3Eastlake
    Ohio, 18,232 residents    75
  4. 4Avon Lake
    Ohio, 23,453 residents    75
  5. 5Brunswick (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,689 residents    74
  6. 6Wickliffe (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,545 residents    74
  7. 7Sheffield Lake
    Ohio, 9,026 residents    71
  8. 8North Ridgeville
    Ohio, 32,483 residents    70
  9. 9Bay Village
    Ohio, 15,402 residents    70
  10. 10Cleveland Heights
    Ohio, 44,962 residents    70

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For commuters

  1. 1Parma (Ohio)
    Ohio, 79,937 residents    75
  2. 2Lakewood (Ohio)
    Ohio, 50,656 residents    72
  3. 3Clark-Fulton
    Ohio, 18,185 residents    72
  4. 4Detroit-Shoreway
    Ohio, 17,382 residents    71
  5. 5Parma Heights
    Ohio, 20,246 residents    71
  6. 6Glenville (Ohio)
    Ohio, 23,559 residents    71
  7. 7Cleveland Heights
    Ohio, 44,962 residents    70
  8. 8Rocky River
    Ohio, 20,376 residents    70
  9. 9Hough
    Ohio, 16,359 residents    70
  10. 10Brooklyn (Ohio)
    Ohio, 10,899 residents    70

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For single professionals

  1. 1Parma (Ohio)
    Ohio, 79,937 residents    66
  2. 2Cleveland Heights
    Ohio, 44,962 residents    62
  3. 3Lakewood (Ohio)
    Ohio, 50,656 residents    59
  4. 4Euclid
    Ohio, 47,676 residents    59
  5. 5Shaker Heights
    Ohio, 27,646 residents    59
  6. 6Collinwood (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,220 residents    59
  7. 7South Euclid
    Ohio, 21,794 residents    57
  8. 8Garfield Heights
    Ohio, 28,097 residents    57
  9. 9Parma Heights
    Ohio, 20,246 residents    57
  10. 10Seven Hills
    Ohio, 11,690 residents    56

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Brunswick (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,689 residents    69
  2. 2Willowick
    Ohio, 13,957 residents    68
  3. 3Willoughby
    Ohio, 22,631 residents    68
  4. 4Wickliffe (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,545 residents    67
  5. 5Eastlake
    Ohio, 18,232 residents    67
  6. 6Willoughby Hills
    Ohio, 9,382 residents    66
  7. 7Kirtland (Ohio)
    Ohio, 6,793 residents    66
  8. 8North Ridgeville
    Ohio, 32,483 residents    64
  9. 9Avon (Ohio)
    Ohio, 22,544 residents    63
  10. 10Avon Lake
    Ohio, 23,453 residents    63

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Towns in Greater Cleveland