Best PlacesStockyards, Cleveland, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stockyards, 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.
Stockyards, Cleveland ranks 5,727th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stockyards, 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.
Stockyards, Cleveland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stockyards, Cleveland ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 72% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
Where Stockyards, Cleveland ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$38,537 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Stockyards, Cleveland
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stockyards, Cleveland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,537, 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 Stockyards, Cleveland's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 Stockyards, Cleveland
Stockyards, 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 Stockyards, Cleveland.
Who works in Stockyards, Cleveland, and how
Work in Stockyards, Cleveland centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Stockyards, Cleveland
Stockyards, Cleveland has more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Stockyards, Cleveland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Stockyards, Cleveland, month by month
Stockyards, Cleveland sees roughly 72 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 Stockyards, Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 7 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 Stockyards, Cleveland
Schools across Stockyards, Cleveland average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Clark SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Brooklyn High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Lincoln West School Of Global StudiesD− · 14% proficient
- Rhodes School Of Environmental StudiesD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stockyards, Cleveland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stockyards, 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 Stockyards, Cleveland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Stockyards, Cleveland
Is Stockyards, Cleveland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stockyards, Cleveland ranks 5,727th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and biking, and lowest on a weak job market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stockyards, Cleveland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $74,139. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $38,537 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Stockyards, Cleveland safe?
Stockyards, Cleveland is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $821 per resident a year.
Compare Stockyards, Cleveland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stockyards, Cleveland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stockyards, 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.
Stockyards, Cleveland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stockyards, Cleveland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stockyards, Cleveland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stockyards, Cleveland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stockyards, Cleveland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stockyards, 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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