What percentage of people rent in Garfield Heights, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Garfield Heights, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.5% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Garfield Heights, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,953 renting households against 6,993 that own their home.

In Garfield Heights, the share of households that rent went from 37.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.5% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 4,953 (±565)
Median renter income: $34,285 (±$5,398)

Who rents and who owns in Garfield Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garfield Heights	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.5% (±4.0 points)	40.6% (±0.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,953 (±565)	225,378 (±2,877)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,993 (±600)	329,173 (±2,737)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,285 (±$5,398)	$40,410 (±$888)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,062 (±$7,035)	$88,703 (±$992)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

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

It is also higher than in Ohio (32.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cuyahoga County, Garfield Heights ranks 16 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 220 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Garfield 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	37.7% (±2.1 points)	41.5% (±4.0 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$932 (±$44)	$1,129 (±$77)	+21.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,971 (±$2,341)	$54,593 (±$5,060)	+24.2%	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 Garfield Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garfield Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garfield Heights	—	41.5% (±4.0 points)	—
Maple Heights	2.3 mi	37.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Valley View	2.6 mi	5.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Cuyahoga Heights	2.8 mi	31.3% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Independence	3.0 mi	9.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Brooklyn Heights	3.1 mi	10.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Newburgh Heights	3.7 mi	49.6% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
North Randall	4.0 mi	72.2% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Bedford	4.1 mi	40.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valley View, OH (5.0%), Cuyahoga Heights, OH (31.3%), Independence, OH (9.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Randall, OH (72.2%).

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
10	Euclid	53.6% (±2.5 points)
11	Mayfield Heights	51.0% (±3.7 points)
12	Newburgh Heights	49.6% (±15.0 points)
13	Beachwood	46.3% (±4.7 points)
14	Parma Heights	42.2% (±3.6 points)
15	Cleveland Heights	41.8% (±2.4 points)
16	Garfield Heights	41.5% (±4.0 points)
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)

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 Garfield Heights

How many renters are there in Garfield Heights?

Garfield Heights has an estimated 4,953 (±565) renting households, 41.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garfield Heights?

In Garfield Heights, the share of households that rent went from 37.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garfield Heights?

A renting household in Garfield Heights has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garfield Heights?

The median renting household in Garfield Heights, OH has an income of $34,285 (±$5,398) a year, against $71,062 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 Garfield Heights city, Ohio (place:29428, 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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