Cleveland

Best Cleveland suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·52 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Lakewood Downtown Historic District
Lakewood$262k median · 22.8 min commute
Employment CAmenities A−Commute B
68
Score
overall 66 C+
2
Lake Erie shoreline looking west from the Lakefront Lodge Metropark in Willowick, Ohio, United States.
Willowick$166k median · 21.2 min commute
Employment CAmenities B+Commute B−
66
Score
overall 62 C
3
Northern side and front of the Old Euclid District 4 Schoolhouse, located on the western side of Richmond Road (State Route 175) at the Oakmont Drive intersecti
Lyndhurst$212k median · 22.4 min commute
Employment BAmenities BCommute B
66
Score
overall 62 C
4
Welcome sign on Tideman & Biddulph
Brooklyn$163k median · 20.7 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B+Commute B−
66
Score
overall 59 C
5
A picture of 3 houses across from green lake in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA.
Shaker Heights$303k median · 22.2 min commute
Employment B−Amenities B+Commute B+
65
Score
overall 63 C+
6
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
Employment B−Amenities BCommute B−
65
Score
overall 72 B−
7
Built in 1931-1935, this Collegiate Gothic Revival-style building was designed by Philip L. Small, Inc. to serve as the centerpiece of a new campus built for th
University Heights$243k median · 19.2 min commute
Employment C+Amenities A−Commute A−
65
Score
overall 63 C+
8
Municipal Center flower displays with City Hall on the bottom in September 2024.
Middleburg Heights$228k median · 21.8 min commute
Employment C+Amenities B−Commute C+
65
Score
overall 61 C
9
Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio
Bay Village$353k median · 23.5 min commute
Employment B+Amenities C−Commute B−
64
Score
overall 70 B−
10
house front - James A Garfield National Historic Site
Mentor$248k median · 21.6 min commute
Employment C+Amenities C+Commute B−
63
Score
overall 68 B−
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Lakewood (Catsmeowmeow · CC BY-SA 4.0); Willowick (Nyttend · Public domain); Lyndhurst (Nyttend · Public domain); Brooklyn (Vaultguy999 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Shaker Heights (Spencer · CC BY-SA 2.5); Rocky River (Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain); University Heights (w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0); Middleburg Heights (SilentMatt Psychedelic · 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).