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Can any one help in finding an apartment in Cleveland Ohio?

thank you for helping. I am a PhD student, married and have a kid 2 years old . I want a place for living in Cleveland Ohio (not in the east side) with a rate of 600$ or less, Can any one helpo.. or just guide me !!!!!

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1. Well I have been doing a lot of apartment hunting lately. I can give you some websites to check out: Cleveland.com is hooked up to the Plain Dealer and you can check out the classifieds. rent.com is a good place to look as well as craigslist for Clelveand. Best of luck to you.
2. I live in a Cleveland suburb apartment. When anyone I know is looking for a new apartment, the #1 source are the free apartment guides. They are always in the lobbies of Walmart and Giant Eagle. They list apartments by areas of Cleveland (Downtown, West Side North, West Side South, etc.) and have a chart that specifies features of apartment buildings. If you're no where near Cleveland now and have no one that can send guides to you, you can check on line: http://www.apartmentguide.com/searchresults.aspx?srch=lt_1_1**st_1_36**propertycity_1_na_Cleveland**geo_20_41.4994_-81.6956_30**bd_1_-1**bt_1_-1**listingpricelow_9_0_-1 Apartments in the city limits can get very pricey, or can be kind of dumpy. There's a lot of 2 bedroom apartments for $600 a month in Parma, Middleburg Hts, Strongsville, North Royalton. Make sure to get one that includes free heat and water!
3. There are a lot of options, and there is no reason in Cleveland to have more than a 20 minute commute to your institution of learning or place of employment. I figure you must either be attending CSU (downtown) or Case (University Circle)? Keep in mind that the best deals for apartments in Cleveland are listed on Craigslist, Cleveland.com, Free Times, The Scene, or not listed at all. Some of the best deals are found by driving around a neighborhood and looking for For Rent signs. Downtown Cleveland is a great location and the apartments are very nice, but I don't think you'll find anything for $600 or less downtown. Anywhere outside of downtown, shouldn't be a problem to find something in your price range - but there are many different neighborhoods with different levels of safety and socio-economic status. Stable middle class neighborhoods in the city of Cleveland popular with families are Old Brooklyn or West Park. Trendy up-and-coming neighborhoods within the city are Ohio City, Tremont, and Detroit-Shoreway, but many parts of these neighborhoods are still in transition. All of the above neighborhoods mentioned are on the West Side. Don't limit yourself to apartments in the city of Cleveland. The city limits encompass a very small area of metropolitan Cleveland. There are some inner-ring suburbs that offer easy commutes and a variety of housing options and affordable rentals. Lakewood (just west of Cleveland) or Cleveland Heights (just east of Cleveland) are very popular cities to rent in, especially with students, young professionals and young families. Both are very similiar in housing stock (mostly pre-war era), amenities, and aesthetic appeal. Lakewood enjoys a lakefront location and easy commute downtown, while Cleveland Heights offers a bit more parks and an easy commute to University Circle. I would think that you and your family would really be happiest in Lakewood or Cleveland Heights (depending on your commute). I am a young professional in Lakewood and live in a great one bedroom for under $500. I am very happy there with my neighborhood and neighbors. The up-down double is a very popular housing arrangement in Cleveland that you are bound to come across. Many times - but not all the time - the owner/landlord lives on the first floor and rents the second floor unit out. This can work out quite well because you're likely to get two bedrooms, a dining room, a large front porch or balcony, off street parking, and a lot of character for not that much money. However, be sure to ask a lot of questions about the tenants in the other unit. They could be either a blessing or a curse.
4. I still think the best resource is craigslist.
5. im looking for an apartment in cleveland too. look in the free apartment guides or places like rent.com. i live in a small 1bdrm apartment on the westside of cleveland, and i only pay $380 a month. free heat and water too. i only pay electric, AC included with electric. the only problem is...the roaches! the building is infested with roaches. i wouldnt bring ur 2yr old kid into this building. its ok if ur single, but families that move in here, only stay here for about a few months to a year and they move out. im looking for a apartment to. i need to get away from the roaches! most cheap apartments on the westside got roaches, but if i were u, i would try Lakewood, outside of cleveland on da westside. lakewood is very artsy, and is close to downtown. cleveland heights is kinda expensive, and i know u dont want the eastside, but its a nice neighborhood and close to the major colleges in cleveland. one thing, cleveland is a dying city. its the fastest dying city in the whole country. its good to be here for college, but jobs are almost impossible to find here in cleveland. i was born in cleveland on the eastside, and the apartment i was born in was where my mom and dad lived while my dad was finishing his PhD.