Shaker Overview

Shaker residents have easy access to the resources of a vibrant Cleveland.

• Cultural riches of museums and the Cleveland Orchestra at University Circle
• Professional business community and world-class health care institutions
• Professional sports arenas abound, home to the Indians, the Browns and the Cavaliers.

Shaker is well situated in the region. It is home to:

• 28,448 residents
• Four lakes
• Plentiful parklands
• 7,696 private homes
• 4,285 rental properties

Shaker Heights has a nationally acclaimed school district boasting:

• The most highly educated faculty in the Cleveland area
• Seventeen college-level Advanced Placement classes in which approximately one-third of High School students participate
• Nine-time winner of the "What Parents Want" award
• First in Ohio to have each of its schools cited by the United States Department of Education as National Blue Ribbon Schools
• 90% college attendance rate

It is the only one of Cleveland's eastern suburbs with two rapid transit lines connecting it to downtown and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Shaker Heights has a vibrant business community:

• Over 1,000 businesses, including hundreds of successful home based businesses
• A wide variety of local and national retail offerings
• Well over 1 million square feet of office space
• Approximately 500,000 square feet of retail space
• Exciting business expansion and relocation opportunities
• Learn about Shaker's Economic Development resources

Shaker Heights has distinctive neighborhoods characterized by:

• Tree-lined, canopied streets
• Sidewalks
• Extraordinary architecture

Shaker Heights is:

• Ohio's first planned garden city
• Home to a regional Nature Center identified as a National Environmental Education Landmark
• Host to updated recreational facilities that include a 50 meter swimming pool and an indoor, year-round ice skating arena
• One of the first cities in the midwest to adopt legislation supporting Green Building and Sustainable Community Practices.
• The City of Shaker Heights supports fair housing.

Eighty percent of Shaker is located within a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.