Cleveland

Most affordable Cleveland suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·52 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Ashtabula Harbour Commercial District, Ashtabula, Ohio
Ashtabula$106k median · 20.8 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
76
Affordability
overall 43 D
2
Aerial view of the port and harbor at Conneaut, Ohio, USA, on Lake Erie. View is to the northeast over the lake.
Conneaut$132k median · 23.9 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
75
Affordability
overall 45 D
3
Lake Erie shoreline looking west from the Lakefront Lodge Metropark in Willowick, Ohio, United States.
Willowick$166k median · 21.2 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing C−Employment C
68
Affordability
overall 62 C
4
Brook Park city recreation center in September 2024 with Brook Park Amphitheater on the right.
Brook Park$170k median · 20.9 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing C−Employment C−
68
Affordability
overall 57 C−
5
Built in 1884, this Queen Anne-style rusticated Amherst sandstone building was constructed to house the municipal government and municipal services for the city
Amherst$239k median · 25.4 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing CEmployment C
67
Affordability
overall 61 C
6
Cleveland Skyline from State Rd, Parma, Ohio, United States. Emphasizes Parma's location in relation to Cleveland as one of its nearby suburbs.
Parma$170k median · 24.2 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D+Employment D
66
Affordability
overall 55 C−
7
Harry Coulby Mansion
Wickliffe$167k median · 21.2 min commute
Cost of living CHousing CEmployment C
66
Affordability
overall 61 C
8
—Public Domain. Post Office in Eastlake
Eastlake$172k median · 23.8 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing DEmployment D+
66
Affordability
overall 57 C−
9
Welcome sign on Tideman & Biddulph
Brooklyn$163k median · 20.7 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing DEmployment C−
66
Affordability
overall 59 C
10
house front - James A Garfield National Historic Site
Mentor$248k median · 21.6 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing B−Employment C+
66
Affordability
overall 68 B−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Ashtabula (Roland Penttila · CC BY-SA 3.0); Conneaut (Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain); Willowick (Nyttend · Public domain); Brook Park (SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0); Amherst (w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0); Parma (JSmetana · CC BY-SA 3.0); Wickliffe (LeeG7144 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Eastlake (Pbalson8204 · Public domain); Brooklyn (Vaultguy999 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Mentor (Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0).