Living in East Cleveland, OH
East Cleveland is a big small town of 13,534 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $776 a month.
13,534people
$69kTypical home
$776/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
79"Snow
167Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,534
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,390 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 6 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$434/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1551 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,768 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CLE airport
- 16 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 299 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,374 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 387 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cuyahoga County: D+31 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk