Health & Fitness
grade A minus
Outdoor Activities
grade A minus
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Lakewood is a suburb of Cleveland with a population of 50,002. Lakewood is in Cuyahoga County and is one of the best places to live in Ohio. Living in Lakewood offers residents an urban suburban mix feel and most residents rent their homes. In Lakewood there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many young professionals live in Lakewood and residents tend to be liberal. The public schools in Lakewood are highly rated.
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Rent
57%
Own
43%
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Lakewood Rankings
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Assault
50.6
national 282.7
Murder
2
national 6.1
Rape
18.2
national 40.7
Robbery
58.7
national 135.5
Burglary
125.5
national 500.1
Theft
1,198.6
national 2,042.8
Motor Vehicle Theft
182.2
national 284
Residents
Diversity
grade B+
Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
<10 years
9%
10-17 years
7%
18-24 years
9%
25-34 years
26%
35-44 years
13%
45-54 years
10%
55-64 years
12%
65+ years
13%
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Master's degree or higher
17%
national 13%
Bachelor's degree
30%
national 20%
Some college or associate's degree
28%
national 29%
High school diploma or equivalent
19%
national 27%
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Less than high school diploma
5%
national 11%
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Working in Lakewood
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
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Lakewood is a beautiful, diverse community. It is easy to walk anywhere you want to go. It has beautiful beaches and parks that’s enjoyable for the family. Night life, clean streets and different stores. I would
recommend Lakewood to family with kids because of so much activities that’s here. Supermarkets, pharmacies and Emergency Rooms are in close proximity. It’s Affordable to live, pet friendly city with dog parks. Wonderful school district for all ages.
Lakewood is a suburb of Cleveland with a population of 50,002. Lakewood is in Cuyahoga County and is one of the best places to live in Ohio. Living in Lakewood offers residents an urban suburban mix feel and most residents rent their
homes.
Lakewood's Gold Coast features a large number of upscale high-rise apartment and condominium buildings. Clifton Park is the wealthiest neighborhood in the city. The downtown includes a large number of high-rise buildings. Madison Village, situated in southeast it’s beautiful.
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I really love living in Lakewood, for myself and many other like-minded people I know, it offers the best of all worlds, great interesting housing, many tree lined streets, pretty safe for a inner ring suburb, relatively
affordable but it is getting expensive, right on Lake Erie with its beautiful parks , not far from Edgewater Park and beach too, so close to the city downtown on the Shoreway and extremely diverse. There are tons of retail, arts and entertainment options, the restaurants are very good and the grocery shopping is just fine. Good schools. You really have the complete package here if this appeals to you. Most people I know here love it, the only very few who don’t, tend to be extremely conservative
and not receptive to diversity. They would be far better to live in the far out suburbs where there’s lots of people like them, otherwise for the rest Lakewood is a wonderful place to live.
I love Lakewood, Ohio. The city is diverse and eclectic! the amount of art and music programs that the local
schools offer is amazing. The small businesses around Lakewood are unique and amazing. The bar and restaurant scene in Lakewood is amazing. This city is great for families and college aged people. The acceptance of other cultures and LGBT+ community is amazing and mess individuals feel safe.