Lakewood Named as One of Best Hometowns in Ohio
Sept. 2014: Ohio Magazine selected Lakewood as one of the Best Hometowns in Ohio. Lakewood will be one of five communities recognized in the November 2014 issue of Ohio Magazine. Since 2006, Ohio Magazine has annually recognized places that reflect the values that make our state a great place to live: community spirit, education, entertainment, health and safety, businesses environment and cultural heritage. Each year, nomination are accepted from readers and website visitors. The Ohio Magazine editorial staff researches the communities and makes the final selections.
Lakewood Named #1 of “10 Most Exciting Places in Ohio”
May 2014: The Movoto Real Estate blog team identified seven criteria to showcase 10 exciting places in the great state of Ohio. 173 places were analyzed and ranked. Read about the criteria and the results that put Lakewood at #1 on the list, ahead of other cities including Oxford, Cleveland Heights, Sandusky and Kent.
Lakewood Named as One of “10 Most Exciting Suburbs in America”
January 2014: The Movoto Real Estate blog team identified six criteria to determine how exciting a suburb is, and ranked nearly 140 suburbs on these excitement factors. Read about the criteria and the results that put Lakewood at #6 on the list here.
Lakewood Named as One of “10 Best Small Cities to Retire To in America”
January 2014: The Movoto Real Estate blog team studied factors that matter most to retirees, and ranked cities across five main categories to come up with the top 10 Best Small Cities to Retire To in America. Read about the five criteria and the results that put Lakewood tied with Bradenton FL at #3 on the list here.
Lakewood Named as One of Top Ten “Most Exciting Small Cities”
December 2013: Movoto used mathematical methods and six criteria “designed to put excitement into a tangible form” to analyze 140 cities with populations between 50,000 and 60,000 residents and came up with 10 “mini metros” that might be scaled down in size, but where people can still do some really big things. – read more.
Of the 114 largest cities in Ohio, Lakewood ranks #1 according to Walk Score as the most walkable city – read more.
Lakewood was voted Best Suburb by Scene Magazine readers in October of 2010. Citing Lakewood as diverse, culturally rich and unpretentious, they equated Lakewood to a charming, college town.
According to Travel & Leisure magazine, Lakewood, Ohio is one of 12 “Coolest Suburbs Worth a Visit” in the United States, along with places like Evanston, IL, Bellevue, WA, and Roswell, GA. The magazine highlights the Lakewood Band Shelter for their weekly summer concerts, Pier W, Melt Bar & Grilled, Lakewood’s well-established and thriving nightlife, gastronomic scene, and Lakewood’s sizeable gay and lesbian community. (2010)
According to BusinessWeek magazine, Lakewood is one of 2010′s “Best Places to Raise Your Kids” – read more.
This Old House Magazine named Lakewood one of the “Best Places in the Midwest to Buy an Old House” in 2008, – read more.