Recognized by America's Promise Alliance as one of the 100 Best Places for Young People and providing a full range of parks and services, Lakewood offers an exceptional quality of living. Lakewood Gardens, one of the nation's finest estate gardens, overlooks the beautiful Gravelly Lake, and the Lakewood Playhouse puts on year-round plays, comedies, and musicals for the community. Run by over one hundred and thirty personnel, the Lakewood Police Department has succeeded in reducing the overall crime rate by twenty-four percent since 2004. The city is also serviced by Lakewood Fire District, providing fire suppression, extrication, and safety education.

Our residents receive healthcare from Saint Claire Hospital, a one hundred and six-bed facility that includes a heart center, women's care center, cancer center, hospice, diabetes services, imaging and radiology, occupational health, orthopedics, and a 24-hour emergency department. Lakewood is also home to outpatient center Saint Clare Specialty Center and adult psychiatric hospital Western State Hospital.

Everything you need to enjoy a safe life is right here in Lakewood!