Neighborhood Demographics, Schools, Jobs, and Real Estate
Strongsville Ohio Relocation
"Strongsville represents a blending of old and new, of a homey small town and a quickly growing suburb and business center.
The community was laid out more than a century-and-a-half ago about midway along the road from New York to Chicago. This "Crossroads of the Nation" is still at the center of a major traffic artery. The Ohio Turnpike (I-80) passes through heading east and west, as does the major north-south interstate, I-71 which links Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. Fifteen miles from downtown and ten minutes from Cleveland Hopkins Airport, Strongsville can't be beat for convenience.
In just a few decades Strongsville has been transformed from a farming community to one of the fastest growing suburbs in the Cleveland area and a prime location for business and industry. The community has lead Cuyahoga County in new housing starts for an amazing fourteen consecutive years. Pearl Road (Rt 42) is lined with a wide variety of retail businesses and in October 1996 the SouthPark Center Mall became the first new shopping Mall in the Cleveland area in almost 20 years. It features more than 110 stores including four "anchor" department stores: Dillard's, Kaufmann's, J.C. Penney and Sears.
While this rapid growth has been occurring Strongsville has worked hard to maintain its small-town ambience. The center of town is a broad, old- fashioned square with a white lattice gazebo and a new, brick clock tower. Across the street is Don's Pomeroy House, once a stop on the underground railroad and now a popular restaurant and pub. Older single family homes on large lots in country-like settings exist alongside of dozens of new developments. Each development is required to set aside green space to create a park-like setting for the houses.
There are ample recreational opportunities with more than 2,000acres of the Cleveland Metroparks system located within the city in addition to numerous ball diamonds, tennis and basketball courts and community pools. Annual events like the "Rib Burn-off" and "Homecoming Days" help preserve the small-town atmosphere in a vibrant and rapidly growing community. "
