What percentage of people rent in Cuyahoga Heights, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Cuyahoga Heights, OH, 2020–2024
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31.3% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in Cuyahoga Heights, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 84 renting households against 184 that own their home.

In Cuyahoga Heights, the share of households that rent went from 47.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (−16.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.3% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 84 (±32)
Median renter income: $69,063 (±$17,889)

Who rents and who owns in Cuyahoga Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cuyahoga Heights	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.3% (±9.3 points)	40.6% (±0.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	84 (±32)	225,378 (±2,877)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	184 (±47)	329,173 (±2,737)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,063 (±$17,889)	$40,410 (±$888)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,667 (±$33,099)	$88,703 (±$992)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Cuyahoga Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Cuyahoga County (40.6%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Cuyahoga County, Cuyahoga Heights ranks 23 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 552 of 2,382.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cuyahoga Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	47.6% (±10.6 points)	31.3% (±9.3 points)	−16.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,091 (±$109)	$1,098 (±$75)	+0.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$63,542 (±$15,776)	$82,083 (±$14,047)	+29.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cuyahoga Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cuyahoga Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cuyahoga Heights	—	31.3% (±9.3 points)	—
Newburgh Heights	1.1 mi	49.6% (±15.0 points)	Higher
Brooklyn Heights	1.3 mi	10.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Garfield Heights	2.8 mi	41.5% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Cleveland	3.2 mi	58.3% (±1.0 points)	Higher
Independence	4.0 mi	9.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Seven Hills	4.1 mi	5.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Valley View	4.5 mi	5.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Brooklyn	4.9 mi	40.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brooklyn Heights, OH (10.1%), Independence, OH (9.6%), Seven Hills, OH (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newburgh Heights, OH (49.6%), Garfield Heights, OH (41.5%), Cleveland, OH (58.3%).

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

Households that rent across Cuyahoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Bedford	40.8% (±5.5 points)
18	Brooklyn	40.5% (±4.8 points)
19	Shaker Heights	39.7% (±3.3 points)
20	Maple Heights	37.3% (±5.0 points)
21	Richmond Heights	34.1% (±4.6 points)
22	University Heights	32.3% (±5.1 points)
23	Cuyahoga Heights	31.3% (±9.3 points)
24 (tie)	Fairview Park	30.3% (±3.0 points)
24 (tie)	Rocky River	30.3% (±4.0 points)
26	Middleburg Heights	29.6% (±4.0 points)
27	North Royalton	28.3% (±3.4 points)
28	Oakwood (Cuyahoga County)	28.1% (±9.3 points)
29	Parma	27.6% (±2.1 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 Cuyahoga Heights

How many renters are there in Cuyahoga Heights?

Cuyahoga Heights has an estimated 84 (±32) renting households, 31.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cuyahoga Heights?

In Cuyahoga Heights, the share of households that rent went from 47.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (−16.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Cuyahoga Heights?

A renting household in Cuyahoga Heights has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cuyahoga Heights?

The median renting household in Cuyahoga Heights, OH has an income of $69,063 (±$17,889) a year, against $91,667 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cuyahoga Heights village, Ohio (place:19806, in state:39).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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