What is the rental vacancy rate in Cleveland, OH?

Name: Vacancy rate in Cleveland, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Cleveland, OH is 5.1% (±0.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.5% (±0.4 points).

31,458 (±1,020) homes, 15.6% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Cleveland, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.7% in 2015–2019 to 5.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 5.1% (±0.5 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.5% (±0.4 points)
Vacant homes: 31,458 (±1,020)

Vacancy in Cleveland against Cuyahoga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cleveland	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	United States
Rental vacancy rate	5.1% (±0.5 points)	5.3% (±0.4 points)	4.4% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.5% (±0.4 points)	1.0% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	31,458 (±1,020)	60,780 (±1,966)	429,200 (±8,629)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Cleveland, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Cuyahoga County (5.3%).

It is also higher than in Ohio (4.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Cleveland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cleveland
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Cleveland	—	5.1% (±0.5 points)	—
Newburgh Heights	2.1 mi	0.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cuyahoga Heights	3.2 mi	0.0% (±34.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brooklyn Heights	4.1 mi	15.7% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brooklyn	4.7 mi	0.7% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Linndale	5.1 mi	11.4% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Garfield Heights	5.6 mi	5.5% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lakewood	6.3 mi	4.7% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Cleveland	6.3 mi	8.0% (±2.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brooklyn, OH (0.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Cleveland, OH (8.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Rental vacancy rate across Cuyahoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
21	Westlake	6.1% (±4.5 points)
22	Cleveland Heights	5.7% (±1.9 points)
23 (tie)	Garfield Heights	5.5% (±3.0 points)
23 (tie)	Woodmere	5.5% (±6.9 points)
25 (tie)	Broadview Heights	5.2% (±6.1 points)
25 (tie)	Pepper Pike	5.2% (±9.5 points)
27	Cleveland	5.1% (±0.5 points)
28 (tie)	Lakewood	4.7% (±1.4 points)
28 (tie)	North Royalton	4.7% (±4.3 points)
30 (tie)	Berea	4.5% (±4.1 points)
30 (tie)	Independence	4.5% (±7.7 points)
32	University Heights	4.1% (±4.1 points)
33	Fairview Park	4.0% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Cuyahoga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cleveland

Is it hard to find a rental in Cleveland?

The rental vacancy rate in Cleveland, OH is 5.1% (±0.5 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Cleveland tighter than it was?

In Cleveland, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.7% in 2015–2019 to 5.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How many homes are vacant in Cleveland?

An estimated 31,458 (±1,020) housing units, 15.6% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cleveland city, Ohio (place:16000, in state:39).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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