So, place to move for an apartment: Lakewood, Parma, or North Olmsted? (Cleveland: apartments, rental)

[AJW427]

I'm been thinking about whether or not to move from my South Moreland apartment building sometime this upcoming summer.

Lakewood is the most diverse of the 3, was voted the "Best suburb" and has plenty of shops and clubs.

Parma has Parmatown Mall and that entire shopping center, but not much else AFAIK.

North Olmsted is the furthest from Cleveland, but it's the nicest of the 3 cities in my opinion. Not to mention, it has Great Northern Mall there.

So yeah, thinking about moving from South Moreland(near Shaker Square) to one of these 3 cities.....Should I....?

[andremclippers]

Lakewood is fantastic in terms of affordable rent and everything is within walking distance.

I don't know much aout South Moreland, In North Olmsted your rent will probably be a lot higher it's typical "suburbia".

It all depends on your preference.

[Peregrine]

I grew up in North Olmsted. A fine place but far to suburban for me. I left and will never look back. But to each his own.

[thatclassygirl21]

Lakewood is your best bet. Rent is affordable, more urban than the other two, more diverse, and definitely more walkable. Easy access to downtown, great nightlife, what's not to love?

[Elwerence]

I agree with thatclassygirl but depends where you work etc. if you spend time downtown then its perfect.

[CLEJoe]

I'm a downtown, neighborhoods guy myself! Downtown will be more expensive, but you can save a lot of money living in Ohio City, Tremont, D-Shoreway or Edgewater. Great, safe places to be!

[Peregrine]

Originally Posted by CLEJoe

I'm a downtown, neighborhoods guy myself! Downtown will be more expensive, but you can save a lot of money living in Ohio City, Tremont, D-Shoreway or Edgewater. Great, safe places to be!

Just when I was starting to like this new guy he leaves Westpark of that list.


hehehe

[CLEJoe]

WESTPARK! WESTPARK! WESTPARK! Kamm's Corner, represent!

(...My bad...)

People moving anywhere into the city proper makes me happy

[Ohiogirl81]

If I were moving back to Cleveland, I'd live in West Park.

Does that make y'all happy?

[ECBeastor]

Lakewood gets my vote. I guess it depends on where you work, if you use public transportation, how close you need to mbe to shopping etc.

There are endless amounts of rental duplexes and apartments in Lakewood for probably around what you pay in Shaker Square. Everything is walkable in Lakewood as well.

North Olmsted isn't all that. Kinda blah housing stock and the schools aren't anything special. The apartment rental will be more limited and won't be as affordable as Lakewood.

I'd avoid Parma. It isn't terrible or anything, I just don't care for it. It just a different type of people around there than in lakewood or shaker

Of the 3, Lakewood is far more diverse and more accepting of diversity. It has a good mix of classes from the rich on the lakefront to the blue collar and a large chunk of newly arrived immigrants. It has it all.

My experience with Shaker square is limited but I did help a guy move out of his apartment and into a duplex in Lakewood years back. His reason for moving was because he had his door kicked in and all his electronics stolen from his shaker square apt.