What HUD offices serve Shaker Heights, 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 Shaker Heights.
How many renters live in Shaker Heights, Ohio?
The City of Shaker Heights has 29,157 people living in 12,826 households.
There are 9,448 renters living in 5,192 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.4 percent of the population living in Shaker Heights.
What is the rental market like in Shaker Heights, Ohio?
There are an estimated 14,037 housing units in the Shaker Heights area. Of these, 5,566 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shaker Heights, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shaker Heights?
The rental vacancy rate in Shaker Heights 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 Shaker Heights for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shaker Heights
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | 1,021 | 2,583 | 985 | 286 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shaker Heights
A large number of apartments in Shaker Heights 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 Shaker Heights are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Shaker Heights
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 Shaker Heights, Ohio
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Shaker Heights?
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 | 66 | 24 percent |
| One BR | 661 | 65 percent |
| Two BR | 1,186 | 46 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Shaker Heights, Ohio
How many affordable rental units are in Shaker Heights?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Shaker Heights, Ohio including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 44 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 123 |
| Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities | 6 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Shaker Heights, Ohio
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Shaker Heights, Ohio
Shaker Heights features 129 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 Shaker Heights, Ohio
There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Shaker Heights.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Shaker Heights, Ohio
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Shaker Heights landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Shaker Heights.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shaker Heights, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
