Nice place to live near Cleveland?

If your traveling by car alot, then Broadview Heights or its neighbors would be good choices. Easy access to I-77 and I-80 from there. If you're traveling by plane out of Hopkins and rarely going to the office in Highland Hills, then consider Strongsville since it's closer to the airport and has exits for I-71 and I-80.

Brecksville has a combined school district with Broadview Heights. I believe it normally rates well, possibly Exceptional. I know Strongsville has an Exceptional rating currently, but that could (hopefully not) change if their school levy doesn't pass.

All of the southern suburbs are good areas for you and your family.

I would recommend Shaker Heights, Sarge. I have relatives there, and it's a lovely community with a small town feel to it. Shaker is on the east side of Cleveland proper, with its own mayor,municipal government, and a school system that is NOT connected with the Cleveland public schools. On the other side of Shaker are Beechwood, Highland Heights, Pepper Pike, Moreland Hills, Hunting Valley, and Chagrin Falls. There are lots of open spaces and parks around that area too, and it's just a short drive from Shaker to John Carroll University and Case Western Reserve. The Cleveland Symphony is also close by. When I lived there, one of my friends was a professor at John Carroll, and it's a great school. Shaker Heights has its own police force and fire department, too, and the crime rate is low. It's a small town on the edge of a much larger city.