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Where at in Shaker heights would you recommend living??
My husband will be doing a one year fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic starting in July '11. We are relocating for this and hear Shaker Heights would be a great place to live? We have 3 and 5 year old boys...the 5 year old will be starting kindergarten so we need to consider location to a good school. We would like the option of public transportation for my husband to the clinic since we are going to try and get away with only one car. I would love advice/suggestions on certain areas in Shaker(or elsewhere) to look for a place to live...we are wanting to rent for now(apartment or town home or house) Also would love input on which elementary schools are favorites! Actually, we know nothing about Clevand yet so any info any of you are willing to share would be so appreciated! Thanks a ton!
As the saying goes stay north of Chagrin (and Van Aken too preferably). The area is really divided by the rapid tracks. To the south of them it starts to gets bad/unsafe. However to the North you have the Chadbourne area which is very safe, nice and family oriented and also has Rapid Transit access, although I'm not sure you will find many places to rent. The area is very close to the Elementary School-Upper Elementary-High School 'complex'. The Fernway area is also quite nice.
For rentals you might want to look on Shaker Boulevard near Shaker Square. The area borders some rougher neighborhoods, but it is generally safe, and people do walk around the shopping district there at night. There are some VERY nice old apartments in that area. Another thing you might want to consider is looking for a house which is renting out it's "guest house/servant house" There are a lot of older mansions in that area and the side houses are often quite nice. One I know of even has its own tennis court!
In terms of schools, they are all pretty good. Onaway has an excellent reputation, and Fernway is nice as well.
My husband will be doing a one year fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic starting in July '11. We are relocating for this and hear Shaker Heights would be a great place to live? We have 3 and 5 year old boys...the 5 year old will be starting kindergarten so we need to consider location to a good school. We would like the option of public transportation for my husband to the clinic since we are going to try and get away with only one car. I would love advice/suggestions on certain areas in Shaker(or elsewhere) to look for a place to live...we are wanting to rent for now(apartment or town home or house) Also would love input on which elementary schools are favorites! Actually, we know nothing about Clevand yet so any info any of you are willing to share would be so appreciated! Thanks a ton!
Congrats!!! We are moving to shaker heights and I too have a 5 year old and a 7 year old...I've lived in ohio for 35 years and have been living in west for a while...Glad to be moving back to ohio....the school system I'm looking into is either Fernway or Lomond....You can't go wrong with any school system in Shaker, it's just the best...
My husband will be doing a one year fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic starting in July '11. We are relocating for this and hear Shaker Heights would be a great place to live? We have 3 and 5 year old boys...the 5 year old will be starting kindergarten so we need to consider location to a good school. We would like the option of public transportation for my husband to the clinic since we are going to try and get away with only one car. I would love advice/suggestions on certain areas in Shaker(or elsewhere) to look for a place to live...we are wanting to rent for now(apartment or town home or house) Also would love input on which elementary schools are favorites! Actually, we know nothing about Clevand yet so any info any of you are willing to share would be so appreciated! Thanks a ton!
Also I'd like to turn your attention to the Shaker Heights E-news...Its a newsletter that comes out on line giving you information about the city and so forth....It comes out about once a month....Its very informative...If you're interested, heres the site. www.shakeronline.com...
My husband will be doing a one year fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic starting in July '11. We are relocating for this and hear Shaker Heights would be a great place to live? We have 3 and 5 year old boys...the 5 year old will be starting kindergarten so we need to consider location to a good school. We would like the option of public transportation for my husband to the clinic since we are going to try and get away with only one car. I would love advice/suggestions on certain areas in Shaker(or elsewhere) to look for a place to live...we are wanting to rent for now(apartment or town home or house) Also would love input on which elementary schools are favorites! Actually, we know nothing about Clevand yet so any info any of you are willing to share would be so appreciated! Thanks a ton!
I actually wouldn't recommend Shaker. Not because it's not a great city, most of it is, but in this case the public transit to the Clinic is not ideal from there. You have connections to make, and that will add quite a bit of travel time. And quite honestly, depending on where you are, those connections aren't in the best neighborhoods either. I don't think I'd feel comfortable doing it, especially during later hours.
Instead, I'd recommend looking into Cleveland Heights and to a lesser extent, University Heights. It's much more direct, transit wise and in many cases, offers better access to shopping and restaurants. Plenty of neighborhoods in those cities rival what Shaker offers architecturally.
I actually wouldn't recommend Shaker. Not because it's not a great city, most of it is, but in this case the public transit to the Clinic is not ideal from there. You have connections to make, and that will add quite a bit of travel time. And quite honestly, depending on where you are, those connections aren't in the best neighborhoods either. I don't think I'd feel comfortable doing it, especially during later hours.
Instead, I'd recommend looking into Cleveland Heights and to a lesser extent, University Heights. It's much more direct, transit wise and in many cases, offers better access to shopping and restaurants. Plenty of neighborhoods in those cities rival what Shaker offers architecturally.
Unless they want to send their kids to private schools, Shaker Heights is the better choice. If they didn't have kids, I would agree with you.
public transit issue -- there's a quick bus from shaker square to the heart of university circle that takes 10 min. then you'd have to take the HealthLine down Euclid Avenue, another 10-15 min. Not a great option for day-to-day transportation, but it is do-able if you have your car in the garage, for example.
which elementary school -- you may want to walk through each one and meet with administrators if possible. while each school is "supposed" to be equally racial balanced, each school has a different "feel." I dont want to give my opinion on this is a public forum, but something to look into.
South of Van Aken Blvd. -- don't believe this junk. the sussex neighborhood rivals fernway IMO. lomond, moreland and ludlow neighborhoods are only considered "ghetto" by shaker standards. there are some very nice streets and pockets there :-)
the Boulevard neighborhood and school is awfully popular with medical families :-D
shaker hts. has lots of double/duplex homes with amazing archetectual detail. perfet to rent, yet still have the feel of a home and not an apartment.
for your 3 yr old -- there are some good nursery schools in the area. the shaker family center on sussex road has 3 or 4 different nursery schools and most of the churches in shaker hts. have their own nursery school, as do the private schools in shaker hts. a lot of medical people send their kids to the music school settlement in university circle, and the goddard school are other top notch places near by
public transportation -- you might want to use google maps and map out the proposed Rapid/bus route from the house/apartment that you are considering. then you can get an idea on commute time.
Unless they want to send their kids to private schools, Shaker Heights is the better choice. If they didn't have kids, I would agree with you.
CH-UH schools at the elementary level are, for the most part, just fine. I would have no problem recommending Roxboro, Fairfax, or Canterbury to the original poster.
Unless they want to send their kids to private schools, Shaker Heights is the better choice. If they didn't have kids, I would agree with you.
If it were the high school, I'd agree but Roxboro is a good elementary school. Also, this is only for probably a year or so judging by the length of the fellowship. For that short period of time, I wouldn't be too concerned.
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Originally Posted by shakeababy
public transit issue -- there's a quick bus from shaker square to the heart of university circle that takes 10 min. then you'd have to take the HealthLine down Euclid Avenue, another 10-15 min. Not a great option for day-to-day transportation, but it is do-able if you have your car in the garage, for example.
Is that the community circulator route? Again, I don't see as that being ideal, since it doesn't have the best hours. Just knowing the crazy hours and unpredictability that can be part of a medical fellowship, I don't think that route would work. I guess it depends on if you really want to keep a one car lifestyle.
I have no problems with Shaker at all and I would almost always recommend it. I just think that it's not great if you're working crazy hours at the Clinic and taking public transit. It's not as reliable in this case and can be quite cumbersome.
If anything, this is a sad statement about Cleveland's lack of good public transit. While the RTA is adequate, it leaves much to be desired. Relying on public transit can really limit your options when it comes to picking a place to live.
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Thanks a ton!
