Best PlacesBuckeye-Shaker, Cleveland, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland ranks 4,855th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$41,000 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,000, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland's effective rate of 1.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland.
Who works in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland, and how
Work in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland.
What the weather is like in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland, month by month
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 69° |
| October | 68° | 59° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland
Schools across Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland average a C+, better than 52% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Onaway Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Boulevard Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Roxboro Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Roxboro Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Shaker Hts High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Cleveland School Of The Arts High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland
Is Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland ranks 4,855th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on crime and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,485. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $41,000 median income, cost of living beats 18% of neighborhoods.
Is Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland safe?
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland is safer than 5% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $931 per resident a year.
Compare Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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