Midwest

Lakewood

Cuyahoga County, OH

Population

50,605

Walk Score

87 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$941

Median home value

$221,100

Founded

1889

Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, on the southern shore of Lake Erie. Established in 1889, it is one of Cleveland's historical streetcar suburbs and part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 50,942 at the 2020 census, making it the third largest city in Cuyahoga County, behind Cleveland and Parma.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Birdtown Historic District · listed 2007
  • Clifton Park Lakefront District · listed 1974
  • Clifton Park South Historic District · listed 2021
  • Downtown Lakewood Historic District
  • Lakewood Downtown Historic District · listed 2020

Notable landmarks

  • Day, Erastus, House · listed 1979
  • Detroit-Warren Building · listed 1986
  • Hackenberg, Harvey, House · listed 1983
  • Homestead Theatre Block · listed 2021
  • Honam, John, House · listed 1977
  • House at 2173-2175 Carabel Avenue
  • Nicholson, James, House · listed 1979
  • Reidy Bros. & Flanigan Building · listed 2018
  • Westerly Apartments · listed 2013

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