What HUD offices serve East Cleveland, Ohio?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.
Go to the Ohio Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near East Cleveland.
How many renters live in East Cleveland, Ohio?
The City of East Cleveland has 13,926 people living in 6,576 households.
There are 8,479 renters living in 4,545 renter households in this City. Renters make up 60.89 percent of the population living in East Cleveland.
What is the rental market like in East Cleveland, Ohio?
There are an estimated 9,566 housing units in the East Cleveland area. Of these, 4,900 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Cleveland, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Cleveland?
The rental vacancy rate in East Cleveland is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in East Cleveland for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Cleveland
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334 | 1,498 | 1,525 | 796 | 203 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Cleveland
A large number of apartments in East Cleveland have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in East Cleveland are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in East Cleveland
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $811 to $1,527. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $811 |
| One BR | $913 |
| Two BR | $1,108 |
| Three BR | $1,434 |
| Four BR | $1,527 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in East Cleveland, Ohio
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in East Cleveland?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
| Studio | 279 | 84 percent |
| One BR | 1,357 | 91 percent |
| Two BR | 1,360 | 89 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in East Cleveland, Ohio
How many affordable rental units are in East Cleveland?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in East Cleveland, Ohio including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 1,397 |
| Public Housing | 67 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 1,093 |
| Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly | 91 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Cleveland, Ohio
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in East Cleveland, Ohio
East Cleveland features 1,061 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
Low Rent Apartments in East Cleveland, Ohio
There are 583 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Cleveland.
Housing Choice Vouchers in East Cleveland, Ohio
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay East Cleveland landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in East Cleveland.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Cleveland, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
