Best PlacesSouth Euclid, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Euclid, 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 Euclid ranks 8,657th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Euclid
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 Euclid's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Euclid ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
Where South Euclid ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Euclid
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Euclid home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,258, 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 Euclid's effective rate of 2.29%, 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 4 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 Euclid
South Euclid's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Euclid.
Who works in South Euclid, and how
Work in South Euclid centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in South Euclid
South Euclid has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of South Euclid and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Euclid, month by month
South Euclid sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 82° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 64° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of South Euclid
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 19 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 Euclid
Schools across South Euclid average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Adrian Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Gearity Professional Development SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenview Upper Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Memorial Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Monticello Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Brush High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Cleveland Heights High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Euclid school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Euclid 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 Euclid against the other 50,332 towns.
Who South Euclid suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 61% of towns and health care access beats 65%.
Common questions about living in South Euclid
Is South Euclid a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Euclid ranks 8,657th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Euclid expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,818. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $87,258 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is South Euclid safe?
South Euclid is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $532 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South Euclid?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 24. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of towns.
Is South Euclid good for families?
Schools beat 46% of towns, crime safety beats 9%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare South Euclid with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Euclid. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Euclid 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 Euclid detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Euclid: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Euclid: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Euclid: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Euclid: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Euclid 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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