Best PlacesOld Brooklyn, Cleveland, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Brooklyn, 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.
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland ranks 4,372nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Old Brooklyn, 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.
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Brooklyn, Cleveland ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 77% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Old Brooklyn, Cleveland ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Household income$54,145 median, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Brooklyn, Cleveland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,145, 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 Old Brooklyn, Cleveland's effective rate of 1.80%, 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 Old Brooklyn, Cleveland
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Old Brooklyn, Cleveland.
Who works in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, and how
Work in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland has more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Old Brooklyn, Cleveland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, month by month
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland sees roughly 71 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 Old Brooklyn, Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 8 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 Old Brooklyn, Cleveland
Schools across Old Brooklyn, Cleveland average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cuyahoga Hts Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Brooklyn Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Ridge-brook Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cuyahoga Hts Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Hillside Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Greenbriar Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Cuyahoga Hts High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Parma High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Brooklyn High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Brooklyn, Cleveland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Brooklyn, 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 Old Brooklyn, Cleveland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Old Brooklyn, Cleveland suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland
Is Old Brooklyn, Cleveland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Brooklyn, Cleveland ranks 4,372nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Brooklyn, Cleveland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,389. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $54,145 median income, cost of living beats 36% of neighborhoods.
Is Old Brooklyn, Cleveland safe?
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Old Brooklyn, Cleveland good for families?
Schools beat 15% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 28%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare Old Brooklyn, Cleveland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Brooklyn, Cleveland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Brooklyn, 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.
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Brooklyn, Cleveland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Brooklyn, Cleveland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Brooklyn, 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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