Cleveland, OH · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Cleveland

Cleveland ranks #110 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 18Quiet. That puts it in the 19th percentile nationally and #3 of 4 in Ohio.

affordability score
18
Quiet
National rank
#110 of 134
In Ohio
#3 of 4
Percentile
19th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Cleveland sits 32 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Ranked around Cleveland

  1. T#107 St. Louis, MO 20
  2. #109 Stockton, CA 19
  3. #110 Cleveland, OH — this page 18
  4. T#111 Baton Rouge, LA 17
  5. T#111 Dallas, TX 17

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Cleveland

Cleveland scores 75 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: