Despite Cleveland’s declining population numbers, young adults are flocking to urban neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs at an encouraging and trend-defying clip, the PD reports. Hispanics, Asians and African-Americans are leading the charge (and that seems totes appropes for MLK day.)
A study by Case policy researcher Richey Piiparinen found that the neighborhoods you think are trendy and worth moving to are, in fact, the trendy neighborhoods where 25-34-year-olds are moving to: Downtown, Tremont, Ohio City, University Circle, Edgewater, Kamms Corner. Also, bafflingly, Old Brooklyn.
Data suggests that walkable inner-rings like Cleveland Heights and Lakewood are becoming hot destinations for young suburban folk galumphing in from the likes of Strongsville and Pepper Pike.
Have a look at this neat map that the PD put together to visualize the growth. Lakewood takes the cake: 3,148 young adults have migrated there in the past decade.
This article appears in Jan 16-22, 2013.
The trick is to get them to stay once they start having families.
The assumption that people move out of the city when they start families is outdated. Look at Ohio City where new schools are opening and little league sports are starting up. Also, there’s nothing wrong with Old Brooklyn so I’m not sure what the author is trying to say.
Old Brooklyn may not have trendy shops, trendy restaurants, and art galleries. But has nice older homes with bigger yards and wider streets than many other “trendy areas”. Old Brooklyn is within minutes of Downtown, Tremont, Ohio City, has access to every freeway, the metroparks, and the Zoo. I think the author needs to take a drive.