3 communities compared — 22 shuls, 7 day schools and 5 mikvaos on the map.
Ohio has three Orthodox communities, one in each of its big cities. Cleveland's, in Cleveland Heights, University Heights and Beachwood, is the largest — one of the biggest in the Midwest, with a dense cluster of shuls along South Taylor and South Green Roads and Telshe Yeshiva nearby.
Cincinnati's community is centered on Amberley Village, Golf Manor and Roselawn, with three shuls within walking distance of each other and boys' and girls' high schools. Columbus's is in Bexley, on the city's east side, with shuls and a kollel along East Broad and East Main Streets and a K–12 Modern Orthodox day school.
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| Cleveland Cleveland, OH | 12 | · | 5 | 2 | $–$$ | $225k | Moving guide → |
| Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | 5 | · | 1 | 2 | $–$$ | $171k | Moving guide → |
| Columbus Columbus, OH | 5 | · | 1 | 1 | $–$$ | $393k | Moving guide → |
One of the largest Orthodox communities in the Midwest — a dense cluster of shuls along South Taylor Road in Cleveland Heights and South Green Road in Beachwood, a large community eruv, and single-family homes at a fraction of coastal prices.
A close Orthodox community centered on Amberley Village, Golf Manor and Roselawn — three shuls within walking distance of each other on and near Section Road, a kollel, Chabad of Southern Ohio, boys' and girls' high schools, a community mikvah and an eruv endorsed by Star-K's Rabbi Moshe Heinemann.
Ohio's capital, with its Orthodox community in Bexley — Ahavas Sholom, the Torah Center, Torat Emet, Beth Jacob and the Columbus Community Kollel along East Broad and East Main Streets, a new community mikvah, a K–12 Modern Orthodox day school and housing OU Communities calls extremely affordable.
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ShulMap maps 3 Orthodox communities in Ohio: Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. Together they have 22 shuls on the map, plus 7 day schools and 5 mikvaos. Each has its own page with a walkable shul map.
Cleveland has the most on ShulMap, with 12 mapped, followed by Cincinnati (5) and Columbus (5). Shul count is a rough guide to community size, not to fit — a smaller community with a daily minyan near housing you can afford may suit a family better than a bigger one.
By the US Census median home value for each community's ZIP (2020–2024), Cincinnati ($170,600) is the most affordable in Ohio, followed by Cleveland ($224,500), and Columbus ($392,500) the most expensive. These are ZIP-wide figures as valued by owners — asking prices usually run higher, and each relocation guide says which sections cost what.
ShulMap has mikvaos mapped in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. Day schools are mapped in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. A community without one on the map may still have one we have not added yet, and families commonly use institutions in a neighboring community.
It differs community by community, and ShulMap never infers one. Each community page carries its own eruv detail with the source and the date it was last checked. Always confirm with your local rav or the eruv hotline before carrying on Shabbos.
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