Cleveland proper

With the decline of heavy manufacturing, Cleveland's economy has diversified, becoming more service-based, with growth in the financial, insurance, legal, and healthcare sectors. Cleveland is also home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As of the Census, the city proper had a total population of ,, and was the 33rd largest city in the United States, now estimated as the 43rd largest due to declines in population and the second largest city in Ohio.

The city's population has been shrinking since it peaked at , in which, at the time, was the nation's seventh largest. It is the center of Greater Cleveland, the largest metropolitan area in Ohio. Cleveland is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which in had a population of 2,,, and ranked as the country's 14th largest. On the east side, Shaker Square is nice and even somewhat upscale, there's some shopping on the square proper, but most of the area is apartment buildings and condos.

Although it borders beautiful Shaker Heights, the area also butts up against some very bad areas of Cleveland Very good summary, andrew61! Those are precisely the areas I'd suggest, as well. Shaker Square east side is well served with public transportation to Downtown; it's right on the RTA blue and green lines. The apt's and condos in Edgewater are attractive and stylish. That's the problem we're running into. The nicer areas that we've found all were priced just out of our price range.

We'd probably be fine in the summer but when we have to switch to part-time work in the fall because of school we'd be hit hard and probably couldn't afford it. Are there any neighborhoods that we should avoid at all costs? I've heard certain areas on the east side have the highest crime rates; how does everywhere compare as far as crime? Originally Posted by rpb Shaker Square - Larchmere is also a safe neighborhood in Cleveland and is on the East side.

Shaker Square would be great because it has excellent transit access as it has community circulator routes, bus routes and rail lines serving it.

Also North Collinwood and really Collinwood in general is also good. ALso there are large older upscale homes in the Rockefeller park-Glenville area, there are also some nice old highrise apartments there to. Since you all are in school the closest areas to CSU would be statler arms apartments.

Right now there's not much around CSU that would serve you and I know this doesn't help you right now, but in the next years there will be alot more housing options for you to choose from in the area. In the forums section on urbanohio.

Good point to reiterate about Shaker Square, even considering my post above 3? It's actually so nice, I forget sometimes that it's even in the city proper! In a way, riding the RTA's green line all the way from Downtown out to Beachwood is a real lesson in economics and sociology. Cleveland is a really racially divided city. The West is consider the best but only because its considered to have more whites. The East side gets slammed but there are very nice neighborhoods also, not just shaker hts.

And Only Italians feel safe in Murray Hill, because if your not you might as well be in the scary hoods some of the earlier people mention. This thread is from nearly 2 years ago, so I doubt that person is still looking for a place. Originally Posted by Clevelandnative.

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