Safe Suburbs of Cleveland

[WeSoHood]

Originally Posted by aalupatti

How is the area around fairhill road ( fairhill garden and farihill apartment area) , 44120.

I am going to work at cleveland clinic

Most of Shaker Heights is completely safe. Over the boarder into Cleveland you start to enter some dangerous areas. Shaker also has great public schools.

[Michael1989]

Originally Posted by aalupatti

How is the area around fairhill road ( fairhill garden and farihill apartment area) , 44120.

I am going to work at cleveland clinic

Fairhill Road area is fine.

[BelieveInCleve]

Originally Posted by louflum

Hello,

I am also new to the Cleveland area. I'm looking for a good place to buy a house within about 30-35 minutes of downtown (I'll be working on 9th street close to the lake). I'm looking to spend about 150-175k for a house in a very safe, more small-townlike area. I hope to find one on a larger lot - maybe a half-acre or more. I've been reading some of the other posts and think I would prefer being west or south, where the drive appears to be a little less to downtown. I don't care for trendy areas especially but prefer a little more space. I also would like to be not too far from bus lines, though maybe that's asking too much.

Thanks, Lou

I think you would like Medina. Also Brunswick or Strongsville. Really most of the westside and southside suburbs would be fine though.

Originally Posted by louflum

I've gotten so many good recommendations for places on the West or South that maybe I should be asking: are there any I should avoid? I only care about those that are about 12-14 miles and further out from downtown. I don't want to start a flame war, but what communities are declining, which are having other problems that would affect safety, house value or convenience? Are any seeing big increases in property taxes? Could a new highway going in disrupt a community? This is the stuff I'm looking for.

Thanks, Lou

Well the westside is like this: Inside the city limits of Cleveland theres some really rough areas, some average areas, and some good areas. Outside of Cleveland most the westside and southside suburbs are fine. Once you get further out the city of Lorain is rough, Elyria has rough areas as does Oberlin.

Originally Posted by Michael1989

Something needs to be cleared up for people not familiar with greater Cleveland. The west side of town is practically all white with the exception of the near west-side where Cleveland's Hispanic population resides and a small Arab population.

The eastside has blacks, whites, Jews, and East Asians. The east side is by far the most diverse.

I will admit that the east of the city of Cleveland is very sketchy except for a very few areas. The nice east side areas include: Shaker Square, Larchmere, Little Italy, University Circle, and North Collinwood.

So, if you are a flaming racist the city's east side and eastern suburbs are not for you.

I also want to clear up negative comments about the Bedford area. The city of Bedford is still majority white and is very safe. the Bedford City Schools consistently rate acceptably.

The student body is majority black. Also, Bedford Heights, and Oakwood Village, in the Bedford City School District, have become popular destinations for well educated upper-middle class black families.

The Westside of Cleveland (city limits) is very diverse now. The black % on the westside is constantly increasing. I go back to my old neighborhood and see Puerto Rican, other hispanic, Black, Arab, Mixed, some white. Cleveland is only around 1/3 white now and on the westside the only areas I would consider near "all white" are West Park (minus 130th/Bellaire area and Riverside Park), South/Old Brooklyn and part of Edgewater.