Is Cleveland a good place to live?
The best of Cleveland’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for schools. Cleveland’s July high is 78°F, below both the Wisconsin town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Cleveland is home to Lakeshore Technical College. Cleveland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cleveland stand out
Where Cleveland beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Lakeshore Technical College | 2,548 |
Lakeshore Technical College calls Cleveland home
How Cleveland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Cleveland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cleveland: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cleveland, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cleveland.
On state tests, Cleveland’s schools trail 84% of Wisconsin districts
Its public schools are run by the Sheboygan Area School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 117 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Cleveland faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cleveland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cleveland has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Cleveland for work: only 1% work in town. At 19 minutes, Cleveland’s average trip to work is against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Cleveland fell to 422 in 2023, 110 fewer than in 2013.
| Cleveland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cleveland has four seasons and pleasant summers
Cleveland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Cleveland is 14°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Cleveland are healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Cleveland tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 21% of Cleveland adults binge drink.
| Cleveland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Cleveland are worth about $279K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Cleveland home is worth about $279,000, up 7.3% in a year, 17% below the Wisconsin typical home. 84% of households own their home in Cleveland.
| Cleveland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $975 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crime reported in Cleveland
Cleveland's reported crime rate is well below Wisconsin's. Cleveland’s property crime rate is 2.5 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Cleveland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 9.2 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
An age mix much like Wisconsin’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Cleveland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Cleveland | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.8% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers 0.8% of Cleveland
0.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Veterans Memorial Park, at 72 acres.
| Cleveland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 72 |
| 2. Dairyland Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Hika Bay | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Winnebago and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cleveland. Close and well known come first.
34 mi LakeLake Winnebago
13 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
30 mi Ancient siteRouse Simmons
36 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
12 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
12 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterPhoto credits
Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Cleveland
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cleveland
About 1 of every 100 Cleveland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Cleveland for work
Where Cleveland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Cleveland’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Cleveland.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | — | — | B+ | — | C− | B |
| Centerville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Cleveland reports no FBI crime data of its own. Centerville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cleveland with a neighbor →
Questions about Cleveland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cleveland, WI expensive?
Not for the area. That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($69,148 across the Manitowoc, WI area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.