Best Cleveland suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·52 suburbs considered, 10 listed

Aerial view of the harbor and river entrance at Rocky River, Ohio, USA on Lake Erie. The major highway U.S. Route 6 crosses the inlet on a bridge at the top of

Rocky River$349k median · 21.8 min commute

Schools A−Amenities BResidents inactive

Family score
overall 72 B−

Beachwood$410k median · 18.0 min commute

Schools A−Amenities BResidents inactive

Family score
overall 71 B−

Westlake$368k median · 24.4 min commute

Schools A−Amenities B−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 70 B−

Lakewood$262k median · 22.8 min commute

Schools B−Amenities A−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 66 C+

Bay Village$353k median · 23.5 min commute

Schools AAmenities C−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 70 B−

Mentor$248k median · 21.6 min commute

Schools B−Amenities C+Residents inactive

Family score
overall 68 B−

Medina$244k median · 24.3 min commute

Schools BAmenities B−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 63 C+

Avon Lake$368k median · 28.9 min commute

Schools B+Amenities C+Residents inactive

Family score
overall 68 B−

John Stoughton Strong House, National Historic Register, Strongsville, Ohio. On the north side of the square.

Strongsville$298k median · 25.5 min commute

Schools BAmenities B−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 67 C+

Brunswick$249k median · 27.6 min commute

Schools B−Amenities C+Residents inactive

Family score
overall 64 C+

This list's weighting

Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Rocky River (Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain); Beachwood (Nick22aku (talk) · Public domain); Westlake (Kulshrax · Public domain); Lakewood (Catsmeowmeow · CC BY-SA 4.0); Bay Village (Heather McLaughlin from Cleveland, Ohio, United States · CC BY 2.0); Mentor (Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0); Medina (Brenda · CC BY 2.0); Avon Lake (Dmsparling · CC BY-SA 4.0); Strongsville (Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0); Brunswick (SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0).