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Living in Cleveland

Cleveland is situated on the shores of Lake Erie. It’s home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The House of Blues, a world class zoo, aquarium, and a great art scene. The city is served by the Cleveland RTA which includes trolleys, light rail, and the express bus service, HealthLine. A system of bike trails help cyclists navigate the suburbs and the north coast of the lake and there’s a downtown bike station offering secure dry parking for your ride.

The Sherwin-Williams paint company has their headquarters in Cleveland. Downtown Cleveland is undergoing something of a revival, the city is encouraging new development here, adding walkways connecting the parks and inviting new housing complexes, restaurants, and retailers to make downtown their home.

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57 Walk Score of Cleveland, OH

Cleveland is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Cudell Park

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W 98TH ST & MADISON AV

Cleveland is the 17th most walkable large city in the US with 396,815 residents.

Cleveland has some public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Find apartments in Cleveland's most walkable neighborhoods: Downtown, Ohio City and Buckeye - Shaker.

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Cleveland Neighborhoods

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1 Downtown 89 75 60 9,118
2 Ohio City 83 55 76 9,274
3 Buckeye - Shaker 75 48 53 12,302
4 Tremont 74 42 68 6,917
5 University 74 56 58 8,061
6 Goodrich - Kirtland Park 73 47 58 4,064
7 Detroit - Shoreway 70 52 73 14,658
8 Cudell 68 49 60 9,507
9 West Boulevard 67 37 55 16,074
10 Clark - Fulton 66 40 58 11,101
11 Edgewater 66 51 64 7,522
12 Jefferson 63 44 57 18,174
13 Central 63 57 61 12,755
14 Fairfax 62 51 48 5,184
15 Stockyards 62 36 51 7,334
16 Forest Hills 60 49 46 10,723
17 Brooklyn - Centre 59 40 44 8,164
18 St. Clair - Superior 58 41 66 6,775
19 South Broadway 55 38 51 16,702
20 Woodland Hills 54 51 42 8,591
21 Industrial Valley 54 59 34 914
22 Old Brooklyn 54 34 51 32,173
23 North Collinwood 54 39 46 16,706
24 Kamm's Corners 53 41 47 18,309
25 Hough 52 44 63 12,922
26 North Broadway 50 49 52 5,665
27 South Collinwood 48 44 46 10,598
28 Glenville 47 45 59 16,128
29 Corlett 47 43 43 11,055
30 Lee - Miles 44 39 39 13,992
31 Mount Pleasant 43 44 44 17,234
32 Puritas - Longmead 41 33 45 13,960
33 Kinsman 38 52 36 3,980
34 Union - Miles Park 37 42 39 10,337
35 Riverside 36 37 36 4,799
36 Euclid - Green 33 36 26 5,529

thumbnail for Cudell ParkThis area is named for a turn of the century architect Frank E. Cudell. His widow Emma commissioned the now clock less clock tower as a memorial to her husband.

Barb White
on Cudell Park

44 Transit Score of Cleveland, OH

Cleveland has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find Cleveland apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Cleveland has some public transportation and about 43 bus, 1 subway and 1 light rail lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Cleveland on public transit.

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Local Hardware Store

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Jefferson Homes West 131st

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Hookah House

52 Bike Score of Cleveland, OH

Cleveland is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Fire Station No. 23

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Fifth Church Of Christ Scientist

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Lake Avenue

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Welcome to Poinciana Apartments!

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Edgewater Park

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Edgewater Yacht Club

thumbnail for W 98TH ST & MADISON AVOne of the few remaining brick streets in Cleveland. Can you just image the time it took to lay all those bricks?

Barb White
on W 98TH ST & MADISON AV

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Immaculate Conception Church

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Herman Park

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MADISON AV & W 98TH ST

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West Blvd

thumbnail for Fire Station No. 23On any given day you can see the fire trucks being polished up and cleaned. Pride in the city and their equipment are the root of this small community

Barb White
on Fire Station No. 23

Cleveland is Talking About...

great lakes brewing company school money cle song food god browns drink town hall job eat beer sleep movie party walk tired playing car

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Cudgel Commons

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Cudell Splash

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The Kirby Company

thumbnail for Fifth Church Of Christ Scientist West Side Christian Scientists worshiped in this octagonal stone building from 1926 until 1989, when the congregation moved to Rocky River. It is a well known landmark. The city of Cleveland now owns it and is trying to decide what to do with it.

Barb White
on Fifth Church Of Christ Scientist

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