Rents are 5% below what Cuyahoga Falls's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,411 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 →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Cuyahoga Falls usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in May, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Cuyahoga Falls is 0.9% below its high of $1,424 in July 2026, at $1,411 as of September 2026.
Rent in Cuyahoga Falls changed +4.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 93 Ohio cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Cuyahoga Falls rose 45.4% while median household income rose 27.3% ($57,101 to $72,705). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Cuyahoga Falls is 51.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,705) is $1,818 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,560).
Akron, 6 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,176/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cuyahoga Falls. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Cuyahoga Falls, OH is majority owner-occupied, 37.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cuyahoga Falls, OH has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Cuyahoga Falls, OH has climbed from $988 to $1,411, a 42.8% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $62,294 to $72,705 across the same window, up 16.7% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 35.6% of households, compared with 38.1% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 37.7% of adults here, versus 34.4% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Cuyahoga Falls, OH look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Cuyahoga Falls rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cuyahoga Falls is $1,411/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $830/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,175/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $915/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,455/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($72,705/yr), Cuyahoga Falls ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.2% over the past year.
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