Cleveland homebuyers considering a move back to the urban core for the energy and convenience of a walkable downtown neighborhood, can add significant cost savings to the list of benefits.
Cleveland, along with Houston, Detroit, Tampa, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., and Cincinnati, made the Forbes.com list of the country's biggest cities where transportation eats up a fifth or more of household costs.
"Congestion isn't a big problem for the average Cleveland commuter, and the city is expanding its bus system. But in what is otherwise a cheap city, the cost of transportation, which isn't steep by national standards, is very high compared to local income levels."
- Percent of expenses spent on transportation: 20.5%
- Annual delay per traveler: 10 hours
