Brookside

Cleveland, OH

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Brookside - Cleveland, OH Area Guide

A walkable locale next to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Park-like Walkable Affordable Commuter Outdoors

Brookside is a park-like neighborhood located about eight miles southwest of Downtown Cleveland. Nestled beside the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Brookside Reservation, Brookside is walkable with several small stores, grocers, restaurants, and other amenities not far from many homes. While searching for your next apartment, you’ll find incredibly affordable rentals for every ages and taste. When residents aren’t observing animals at the zoo, you’ll find them at Brookside Reservation, exploring over 132-acres of land, perfect for hiking, biking, and picnicking. A great option for professionals who work in the city, Brookside is only about a 15-minute drive into Downtown Cleveland, made easy by Interstate 71 and U.S. Highway 42.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Brookside is $974 for one bedroom, and $1,109 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Brookside has increased by 4.7% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 600 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $974/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 790 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,109/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
  • Big Creek Reservation
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation
  • Lakefront Reservation and Edgewater Park
  • CanalWay Center

Airports

  • Cleveland-Hopkins International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.