Best PlacesSouth Broadway, Cleveland, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Broadway, 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.
South Broadway, Cleveland ranks 5,311th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Broadway, 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.
South Broadway, Cleveland's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Broadway, Cleveland ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 71% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where South Broadway, Cleveland ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$42,565 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Broadway, Cleveland
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Broadway, Cleveland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,565, 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 South Broadway, Cleveland's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Broadway, Cleveland
South Broadway, Cleveland runs younger 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 South Broadway, Cleveland.
Who works in South Broadway, Cleveland, and how
Work in South Broadway, Cleveland centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in South Broadway, Cleveland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Broadway, Cleveland.
What the weather is like in South Broadway, Cleveland, month by month
South Broadway, Cleveland sees roughly 74 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 South Broadway, Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 12 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 South Broadway, Cleveland
Schools across South Broadway, Cleveland average a D+, better than 25% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cuyahoga Hts Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- BuhrerC− · 28% proficient
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cuyahoga Hts Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Garfield Heights Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Cuyahoga Hts High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Garfield Heights High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Lincoln West School Of Global StudiesD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Broadway, Cleveland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Broadway, 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 South Broadway, Cleveland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Broadway, Cleveland
Is South Broadway, Cleveland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Broadway, Cleveland ranks 5,311th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and biking, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Broadway, Cleveland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $65,570. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $42,565 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is South Broadway, Cleveland safe?
South Broadway, Cleveland is safer than 6% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $876 per resident a year.
Compare South Broadway, Cleveland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Broadway, Cleveland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Broadway, 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.
South Broadway, Cleveland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Broadway, Cleveland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Broadway, Cleveland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Broadway, Cleveland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Broadway, Cleveland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Broadway, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.