Rents are right about where Cleveland Heights's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,446 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Cleveland Heights, OH is majority owner-occupied, 58.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cleveland Heights, OH has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Cleveland Heights, OH has shifted from $1,025 to $1,446, up 41.1% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $62,823 in 2021 to $72,826 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Cleveland Heights, OH losing about 770 residents over the five-year window, down 1.7% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 56.4% to 58.7% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Cleveland Heights, OH market of 2021.
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Cleveland Heights is $1,446/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $980/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,340/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,100/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,720/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($72,826/yr), Cleveland Heights ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.4% over the past year.
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At $1,446/mo, rent takes ~24% of Cleveland Heights's median household income ($72,826/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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