Where is the best, safest area to rent in Cleveland?

Question

I'll be moving to Cleveland in a few months. I'm not real familiar with the area. I've heard the Coventry area is nice, also Shaker Heights, and possibly Lakewood. I would like to be somewhere that is within walking distance to parks, shops, and restaurants. I guess most importantly, which areas do I need to stay away from while looking for a good apartment?

Answer 1

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The cities that you mentioned can be pretty hit or miss in terms of what you are looking for. All three of them have parks, shops, and restaraunts nearby. However, depending on where you are within the city, be it Clev hts, Shaker hts, or Lakewood, you can get some really really nice places, or some fairly ghetto places. For example, in Shaker Hts, you will see half million dollar homes two blocks away from fifty thousand dollar homes.

What I would recommend is looking into Mayfield Hts, Willoughby, or Lyndhurst, which are pretty dependably priced, safe neighborhoods with close access to freeway, shops, parks, restaraunts, good schools, the whole nine yards. However, any and all of the cities you mentioned can be nice, so long as you are careful when looking for an apartment.

(By the way, stay away from N olmstead, there's nothing worthwhile out there).

Answer 2

lol...you used the words "safe" and "Cleveland" in the same sentence.

Answer 3

those areas you mentioned stay away from.Go to north Olmsted.They have metro park down the road and the mall and alot of restaurants