Has anyone moved back after being gone long? (Cleveland: schools, taxes)

[LewLew]

Originally Posted by Kasey77

I am living in San Diego now. It is beautiful here. I love it. But, it is transient and I don't find the same kind of stability and connectedness with friends. I miss that.
I don't know. Not sure. Cleveland and the suburbs are so run down. Seems everyone is moving out!
When I was back last summer, really loved those thunderstorms.
I have to make the right decision. I don't ever want to move again.
Alaska would certainly be an adventure!

Wow, I had to comment b/c I live in FL. I find the same thing...very transient. I don't feel the sense of community here, and I miss that. I also wanted to say that I was there very recently and didn't really notice too many changes. I was on the East side, and noticed a lot has been built since I left in the early 90's.

We just had a child, and I'm begging my husband to consider moving up there. I am not excited about raising my child/ren in such a transient community where there is no season change (I think it's good for the soul), and sub-par school systems.

While I will hate (as an adult) to give up the year round sun and nice weather, I am looking at Cleveland for a better life for my children. I can always move back to FL when I'm older.

Whatever you choose, best of luck to you.

[Buckeye in SC]

Originally Posted by LewLew

While I will hate (as an adult) to give up the year round sun and nice weather, I am looking at Cleveland for a better life for my children. I can always move back to FL when I'm older.

Whatever you choose, best of luck to you.

You may want to consider becoming 'half-backers' and moving mid-way back to Cleveland in the Carolinas. We get 4 seasons (well at least 3 - 'winter type temperatures' may amount to maybe a month or so), much more sun than Ohio, and the big caveat w/out all of the snow! While many of the schools are not to the standard of some of the better ones in Ohio, if you do your research you can find some very solid school districts in most areas of the region. And some areas do tend to have more of a sense of community that is comparable to what you remember from Ohio.

Just a suggestion, think Cleveland's a solid city w/a lot to offer that has just taken a beating from job losses in manufacturing and other sectors. If you can deal w/the weather from November - March, then it's not a bad place to live.

[LewLew]

Originally Posted by Buckeye in SC

You may want to consider becoming 'half-backers' and moving mid-way back to Cleveland in the Carolinas. We get 4 seasons (well at least 3 - 'winter type temperatures' may amount to maybe a month or so), much more sun than Ohio, and the big caveat w/out all of the snow! While many of the schools are not to the standard of some of the better ones in Ohio, if you do your research you can find some very solid school districts in most areas of the region. And some areas do tend to have more of a sense of community that is comparable to what you remember from Ohio.

Just a suggestion, think Cleveland's a solid city w/a lot to offer that has just taken a beating from job losses in manufacturing and other sectors. If you can deal w/the weather from November - March, then it's not a bad place to live.

My husband likes that idea, but I am not sure that moving to move is the best for us. I still have all my family (sans my mother, as she lives near us. BUT, would move back if we did) up in Ohio, so we have a nice stable network of friends and family. I have found, moving a lot in my 20's to mid 30's that it's getting harder to meet very strong friends. However, I know that being a mom will open some of those doors through school, activities etc going forward.

The other issue is cost. We have to live near a body of water, and the towns in SC and NC that are on the ocean are much less community oriented, and more transient with tourists. I love Charleston, but to live in what we want to live in would cost us more money in SC than it even does here in FL at this point. (mainly b/c the housing market in FL slumped, and we were able to buy at a great price).

Maybe it's the at I grew up in Cleveland, so for me, there is a nostalgia that no other area can replicate. Thanks for the info and suggestion.

[Kasey77]

Lew Lew, If you can and your heart is calling you, move back! Their is so much in Cleveland. And NOTHING is more important than friends and family. If I could, I would be back tomorrow. I think growing up in Cleveland was GREAT! I have so many wonderful memories and friends that I have known since I was 3. I am in SoCal and ask natives here about growing up and friends. Most do not have those kind of ties. Good luck!

[lve qck]

I left in 06 for Atlanta and i lived in cleveland all my life came back this april to columbus. Though WE looked for jobs no jobs called was running out of $$$ went to cleveland. And dam WHY DID I DO THIS!! the jobs in columbus called tuesday we left saturday and now i AM going back TO COLUMBUS indefinetly the end of Jan 09. Wife is lvg her job i've been out since april found one job work it for 2 mths extremly stressful got depressed there medical terms REALLY. So i say this to everyone THERE NO JOBS IN CLEVELAND AT ALL that you can make a decent living and crime is going up. For example look at nal city the feds let them be sold Why? Cleveland is not progressing and is a poor city so they let all those jobs AT NAL CITY GO TO PNC FOR WHAT CHUMP CHANGE!! cleveland since i've come back has mentality that says we keep everyone poor there DREAMS ARE A FAIRY TALE SIMPLY PUT SO I SAY DO NOT LOOK BACK KEEP ON MOVIN!!!!

[Kasey77]

Okay, I hear this on here. But, when I talk to my family and friends they are all doing fine?
So is this just Cleveland or subs too? I know when the city is down, it efffects the entire area.
I agree, Cleveland has gone down financially. It certainly is poor, right now.
But, when I was there. There was money in the subs. Not everyone was dying on the vine, there.
And Cleveland HAS to come back. Everywhere is bad now. Yes, some more than others. But, everything cycles.
There is a lot of good about the area. Some smart shmucks are going to come into the area and seize and opportunity!
So maybe Cleveland is at the bottom. Nowhere else to go but up!

[jsnow77]

Looking to move to Cleveland area from Houston, Tx. Looking at Cleveland Heights area, is that a bad decision??

[costello_musicman]

Not at all. Cleveland Hts has some gorgeous areas.

You may want to start a new thread...specifcally asking about Cleveland Hts. And give a little more info...What's you age, any kids, etc.

[Peregrine]

Originally Posted by lve qck

So i say this to everyone THERE NO JOBS IN CLEVELAND AT ALL that you can make a decent living

22 year old nephew just graduated from College in June.
Got a job 2 weeks ago..... making more then his Uncle.

All my friends have great paying jobs except for one that was just laid off.
*knock on wood*

I, the forever optimist, believe that Cleveland is just now, as of this month, starting the very early beginning of a recovery.
Home sales increased in June but then slighlty decreased again in July. June was the first increase of 09.
Unemployment figures released TODAY show for the first time in a long time that the job loss trend is reversing.
Unemployment is down in almost all counties in Northeast Ohio - cleveland.com

There's even a tiny bit of good news about the schools.

Released today:

The latest state report card data, just released this morning, has mostly good news about the progress of districts and schools across Ohio, according to Deborah Delisle, the state's superintendent of public instruction.

[lve qck]

I guess you are one of those folk that believe Sambo obama is working for the best interest of the american people huh? Well i would say yes you do why? i lived in that wreched city for 40+ yrs and it has NEVER CHANGED AND NEVER WILL CHANGE. CUYAHOGA COUNTY DAM!! LIKE NINO BROWN SAID "MORE POOR AND DISINFRANCHISED FOLK THAN YOU WOULD BELIEVE" SO MY WORD TO YOU COME DWN TO EARTH AND SEE CLEVELAND FOR WHAT IT IS. A CITY THAT HAS A MENTALITY OF A HANDOUT JUST LIKE SAMBO IS DOING GIVING LAZY FOLK A HANDOUT!! Bring on Pres jeb even i know better he is no better. left and right the house of reps and senators DO NOT WORK FOR US COMMON FOLK THEY COULD GIVE A ..... ABOUT A VOTE THEY WORK FOR BILDERBERG NOT US!!!! WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS QUIT BEING DUMBED DWN AND FIGHT BACK