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Little Italy Cleveland, OH

Italian culture and cuisine define this urban neighborhood

Public Transit Cultural Small Business

Cleveland’s Little Italy is a thriving neighborhood and cultural hub for the city. Known for its charming local restaurants along Mayfield Road, residents and visitors alike frequent businesses like Presti’s Bakery and Mia Bella. Little Italy is quite literally named for the presence of Italian culture and cuisine within the neighborhood. This urban oasis offers some of the best Italian restaurants in Cleveland!

Little Italy neighbors the James Garfield Monument to the east and sits along the subway line to the west. The Little Italy-University Circle subway station makes this neighborhood ideal for commuters. This line takes its passengers into East Cleveland, through Downtown, and all the way to the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Little Italy sits just minutes from popular attractions like Severance Hall, Case Western Reserve University, and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Little Italy is $1,469 for a studio, $1,757 for one bedroom, $2,347 for two bedrooms, and $3,272 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Little Italy has decreased by -17.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 681 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,469/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 773 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,757/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,189 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,347/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,329 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,272/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

70 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Cleveland Botanical Garden
  • Children's Museum of Cleveland
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History
  • Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
  • Great Lakes Science 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 June 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.