Lakewood Makes List Of Ohio's Most Livable Cities

LAKEWOOD, OH — Lakewood is the highest ranking inner-ring suburb on the Chamber of Commerce's list of the most livable cities in Ohio.

City officials called Lakewood's ranking on the list, at No. 25, "Great news!" and touted their place among inner-ring suburbs. The Chamber placed a number of outer-ring, affluent suburbs on its list, with Chagrin Falls coming in at No. 1.

Other than Chagrin Falls, here are some of the other Northeast Ohio suburbs that made the list: Beachwood (No. 8), Westlake (No. 12), Strongsville (No. 15). Columbus was the only major metro to crack the top 25, coming in at No. 19.

Here's how the top 10 shook out:

1. Chagrin Falls
2. Powell
3. Mason
4. Hudson
5. New Albany
6. Lewis Center
7. Westerville
8. Beachwood
9. Hilliard
10. Mentor

According to the Chamber, the rankings considered 2,509 cities and gauged them on five factors: employment, housing, quality of life, education and health. To create the rankings, the Chamber looked at median earnings in a city, the number of businesses in a town, work commute times and poverty levels, owner-occupied housing, monthly housing costs, percentage of the population with a bachelor's degree or higher and obesity ratios.