Outgoing 22 YO Teaching in Painesville- Where to live?

[Clevelander17]

Originally Posted by sophialee

Well it also depends on which part of Mentor you are talking about. South Mentor Kirtland Hills and Concord are nicer than Highland Heights and Mayfield Village, imo .

Traffic on Mayfield road is terrible and always under construction too. They are similar tho, but like I said Mentor is a lot closer to his job.

Yeah, Mayfield Road has been on construction pretty much since the city was founded. One thing the OP should consider.

I never really knew the difference between Mayfield Heights and neighboring Highland Heights and Mayfield Village until recently. They all share a school district, but Highland Heights and Mayfield Village are much more residential in character.

[Clevelander17]

Originally Posted by amydonofrio

If I were to choose the farther options, Cleveland Heights or Mayfield, do you think the snow is going to be a big problem? During the winter what length of a commute do you think I would have?

Snow won't be a huge problem, but we are talking about the edge of the snow belt. There will be some days where school isn't called off, but snow is bad enough that traffic will be crawling along on the freeway. It won't be an every day occurrence during the winter, but it will happen a few times.

[sophialee]

Originally Posted by amydonofrio

Thanks to all three of you, very, very helpful. I guess my big concern is moving into an apartment complex that is primarily families or older people....just because I am starting from scratch as far as friends go .

If I were to choose the farther options, Cleveland Heights or Mayfield, do you think the snow is going to be a big problem? During the winter what length of a commute do you think I would have?

Also, do you know of any complexes in Downtown Willoughby?

idk of any proper apt complexes in downtown Willoughby. There are some apts above the stores downtown, but there aren't a lot and they are desirable and go quickly.

There ARE lots of apt buildings in the Coventry/Cleve Hts area tho and it is a great little area. The problem w/ that area tho is that freeway access is not close, and depending on traffic, your commute can vary greatly.

Sometimes it would take me longer to get from Cleve Hts to Mentor than when I lived in Ohio City, which is on the West side of Cleveland.

[drej]

in Painesville, there will be Snow belt!, a YO T... I would be in Willoughby, you can walk/bike to Downtown From nearever in Willoughby when there's no snow. D~