Pros And Cons Of Living In Cleveland

lol look up Cleveland body cams , car jacking armed robberies hoodratw playing knock out game on random strangers, but I wouldn’t expect a real estate agent to mention any more f that

What is the heat & humidity like? I HATE heat. I don't drive. IS there public transportation or Lyft & Uber?

Lived in Cleveland most of my life. Had the pleasure of moving to LA and visiting NYC. My main gripe is with GCRTA lol it sucks here. Other than that Cleveland is a great place to live and not as expensive as the city I once lived in ❤

Public transportation has gone downhill in the few years.

People from elsewhere: "it's so nice you get to watch the seasons change!"
People in Cleveland: "yeah, sometimes all four in the same day"

Lived here my entire life. Small city but a lot of stuff packed in. Parks, lake, sports, entertainment district, and much more. Most suburbs are within 20 minutes making it so easy to attend events.

One of my colleagues is from Cleveland and left in his late 20s. I asked if he would consider moving back and he stated not at this point in time. I asked him why and he gave me a list of reasons he wouldn't currently consider returning.

Astronomical property taxes offset the low cost of housing.

I live in Cleveland and generally enjoy living here. But it's funny you guys didn't mention as one of the cons it is one of the most violent cities in the country.

Horrible city been there done that

Why didn't you mention the "Emerald Necklace"?

Con: Corky & Lenny's closed. 😢😢😢

the idea that cleveland is a joke to the rest of the country is just inherited trauma from the late 60s, early 70s, when cleveland was used as a punchline by laugh-in and johnny carson. the fad died died out fifty years ago, and everyone's moved on except for cleveland, the city that still moans and cries about being a joke, when the rest of the world has long forgotten we're here.

Did he mention you'll have your car window busted out in a parking lot if you go anywhere to enjoy the night life?

Crime? Pollution? Old industrial wastelands? Would you swim in Lake Erie? Cleveland does have the arts. Symphony. Art Museum. Excellent

Forgot the Emerald Necklace.

Start including the metropolitan area as a pro. Akron canton right down the street.

There is nothing good about living here. I'm sorry there just isn't.

While not Cleveland proper, the metroparks are chef’s kisses!

Crime is kind of a major big con. There are a lot of pros, but honestly, the crime is a problem.

Grew up there but left 12 years ago because I just couldn't deal with the weather (winters) anymore. I now live in Southern California with plenty of sunshine. However, I miss the Cleveland cultural activities (Playhouse Square, the museums, Severance Hall, etc), my sports teams, and The Metroparks. Not many forests in the desert. I also miss the music and food diversity. Visits home always include a trip to Corky & Lenny's, Slyman's, and Hot Sauce Williams.

From someone living in the Montréal area, comments about snow in Cleveland made me laugh! Bonne journée (Have a good day) as we say in French!

Cleveland is a foul and putrid hellhole, populated exclusively by psychotic axe murderers and drug-addled lunatics. The weather is reliably cold and cloudy with daily precipitation. The wind sweeping across the lake carries with it the foul stench of Canadians making maple syrup. The football team sucks. The baseball team sucks. The basketball team sucks. All the roads leading out of town are jammed with panicked residents seeking to flee. All the roads into town are jammed with psychotic axe murderers and drug-addled lunatics seeking to settle down. The lake is polluted. The air is polluted. The ground is polluted. The residents are polluted.

THIS IS THE CITY WHERE DONALD TRUMP WAS NOMINATED! NEED I SAY MORE?!?!?!?!?

Stay away if you value your life or your sanity!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(And help keep our cost of living low. Thanks...)

Covid didn’t ruin Cleveland like it did New York, and many other cities

With the crime that is New York right now and the homeless problem, and the drug attic’s all over the place I would have to say Cleveland has shot up as being better now than New York and cheaper!!

I'm a teacher here in NYC and I'm considering moving to Cleveland next summer after the school year is over. I've heard only good things about this city, but what surprises me the most is the cost of living. I'm honestly tired of how ridiculously expensive NYC is. Would you say there's a big or a small difference in terms of salaries between NYC and Cleveland?

So how come Cleveland is #7 of the 10 Dying Cities in the Country. BTW every city loves their sports teams - that doesn't make Cleveland unique. Crime should be mentioned in the CON and how out of control the police are in Ohio. Oh and mentioned how segregated the city is.

Cleveland is trash . The energy is off , the air quality is bad , shitty weather , a misery loves company city

spot on!!Born and raised in this great City!! Had a home in Florida also...sold it.....

RITA, City tax, state tax, house tax , single party rule. No thanks

This isteresting to see. My father's family came from Cleveland snf I can remember visiting relastives there. In 1920s, my grandparentsi, my father and his brothers moved to the Pittsburgh area. Maybe you can do a video with a Pittsburgher to compare both cities. I was never into the terrible rivalry with the sports teams.

You guys did a good video here - I've been around most of the country - the glamorous cities with great climates are hard to beat, but they seem a little fake in some ways. Yes, Cleveland can be rough, tough & dreary - but you get the feel that it's a real city - Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, & Detroit are industrial cities that build things, make things - the raw materials that made glitzy cities like Austin, Atlanta, Orlando, & Miami came from N.E. Ohio, PA, NY, MI. Cle, Pit, Det, Buf steel, rubber, glass, cement made other cities possible - and now with Cle & Pit diversifying into tech/medical centers in addition to the large skilled work force - that's respectable. Cle has a lot to offer for all 4 seasons. A big improvement needed is a more extensive light rail system - a rapid that goes out to Lorain, Akron/Canton, up to Mentor/Painesville & connect the outer ring suburbs with their own line w/o having to go downtown - that would be great to go anywhere w/o a car - the Cle region is a great place to raise a family -

You have to sell a lot of houses to make a living in Cleveland. You can sell one house in some cities and retire to Cleveland on the commission.

Cleveland is my city and I love it but outsiders should know how truly segregated it is from east and west…ethnically, culturally, economically and even the weather is vastly different depending on what side of the river you live on…public square in the middle of the 2 keeps trying but straight up its a bus and train depot hub and is filled with homeless and rats. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my city and all the imperfections that give us our character…

Published: 9:28 AM EDT May 21, 2023

Updated: 9:28 AM EDT May 21, 2023



Mission Possible: The future of Downtown Cleveland is strong due to the demand for living

From luxury apartments to single-family homes, will this housing demand continue?



CLEVELAND — “Downtown is both our front door as well as the living room for the region,” said the President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Baiju Shah.



Whether it's tourism, or companies looking to relocate, the first stop in Northeast Ohio is downtown Cleveland. For years, developers have dangled luxury lifestyles, with a view. But how many apartments can downtown support?

“We don't have a demand problem. We have a supply problem. There's plenty of demand. We need more supply,” said the President and CEO of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Michael Deemer.



That's the consensus of a housing study by the Downtown Cleveland Alliance and Greater Cleveland Partnership. While parts of the city are losing residents, downtown's population is growing. Downtown Cleveland's population is currently up 22% from ten years ago, making it a hot market.



“I think it's a signal that the demand is absolutely there to developers and investors,” said Shah. “We need more apartments, but we also need more for sale housing throughout downtown and greater downtown.”



Developers like Berges Home Performance see the need. They are finishing West 20th and Smith, a 14-home project in Duck Island, that's where Cleveland, Tremont and Ohio City converge.



“It's just a hot spot to be. And, you know, you might not you might not know it from the outside just looking in. But once you live here, you understand why,” said Matt Berges, owner of Berges Home Performance.



Berges builds custom homes, which the study says is needed. At only 6%, Cleveland trails behind cities like Cincinnati, Columbus and Detroit in downtown homeownership.



“I'm a small builder. We're doing 12 to 24 houses a year,” said Berges. “And so, the demand is plenty sufficient for our operation. We're selling two per month. I think we sold three this week actually.”



The population growth over the next decade means housing projects currently in the pipeline would need to nearly double to keep up with demand. But building takes time. Berges has been working on West 20th and Smith for seven years.



“We can't react quickly to demand shifts. We just have to speculate half the time on when this demand is coming or going,” said Berges.



Downtown living is attracting residents, and not just because of a job. The study found half of the population travels outside the city for work.



“That, to me, was the biggest surprise, is that they're choosing to live in downtown and greater downtown because of the neighborhood, because of the amenities, the lifestyle that they're seeking, not because of proximity to work,” said Shah.



Both organizations believe a strong downtown translates into a stronger region, with signs pointing to a brighter future.



“Growth is not only happened, growth is going to continue to happen because of the demand for this specific geography within our metropolitan area,” said Shah.



“The report sends a very validating signal that we've created that kind of environment in downtown Cleveland. We need to double down on it and really complete that transformation,” said Deemer.



Over 37,000 people call downtown Cleveland and the near west side home, which is the area the study looked at. It is the faster growing residential downtown in the state of Ohio.



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Cleveland is like Detroit at the very bottom. You never hear a celebrity talk about moving to Ohio, if anything they move out of Ohio so they can grow in their careers. I visit Florida,Atlanta, New York,California all had much to do, Cleveland okay but not booming. It’s a place to just nap, work and eat

Any relation? Just wondering.

His mate is like a Beastie Boy coming in on the last word of every sentence.

"Every other retail store was.....VACANT!"

I would say Cleveland Buffalo Pittsburg Cincy is the most poorest segerated less educated racist big cities in America. Boston is much more progressive than Cleveland , Cleveland is racist af .