How many renters in Parma Heights, OH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

56.6% (±9.8 points) of renting households in Parma Heights, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
56.6% (±9.8 points)
Paying 35% or more
46.4% (±8.6 points)
Median share of income
33.2% (±4.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Parma Heights

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentParma HeightsCuyahoga CountyOhioUnited States
Less than 15%7.0% (±3.4 points)13.8%15.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%11.6% (±5.5 points)12.4%13.5%12.2%
20% to 24.9%14.1% (±4.9 points)13.1%12.9%12.6%
25% to 29.9%10.6% (±4.3 points)12.3%12.1%11.5%
30% to 34.9%10.2% (±4.8 points)9.5%8.6%9.2%
35% or more46.4% (±8.6 points)38.8%37.3%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Parma Heights against Cuyahoga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Parma HeightsCuyahoga CountyOhioUnited States
Paying 30% or more56.6% (±9.8 points)48.3% (±1.1 points)45.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more46.4% (±8.6 points)38.8% (±0.9 points)37.3% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income33.2% (±4.1 points)29.3% (±0.4 points)28.3% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$38,368 (±$6,948)$40,410 (±$888)$42,829 (±$325)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,111 (±$41)$1,060 (±$11)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413

In Parma Heights, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cuyahoga County (48.3%).

It is also higher than in Ohio (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Cuyahoga County, Parma Heights ranks 8 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 454 of 2,271.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Parma Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Parma Heights
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Parma Heights—56.6% (±9.8 points)—
Parma1.7 mi43.5% (±4.6 points)Lower
Middleburg Heights2.9 mi35.6% (±8.8 points)Lower
Brook Park3.4 mi46.8% (±12.0 points)Not measurably different
Brooklyn3.6 mi33.4% (±9.0 points)Lower
Linndale4.3 mi42.3% (±72.6 points)Not measurably different
Seven Hills4.4 mi58.8% (±28.5 points)Not measurably different
North Royalton4.7 mi33.0% (±8.3 points)Lower
Berea5.3 mi42.6% (±8.8 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Parma, OH (43.5%), Middleburg Heights, OH (35.6%), Brooklyn, OH (33.4%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Cuyahoga County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
2Mayfield69.2% (±30.3 points)
3East Cleveland63.6% (±7.7 points)
4Walton Hills62.5% (±63.5 points)
5Garfield Heights61.0% (±9.9 points)
6Seven Hills58.8% (±28.5 points)
7Woodmere56.9% (±22.5 points)
8Parma Heights56.6% (±9.8 points)
9University Heights54.4% (±17.0 points)
10 (tie)Chagrin Falls54.3% (±26.3 points)
10 (tie)Chagrin Falls Township54.3% (±26.3 points)
12Moreland Hills53.5% (±60.6 points)
13Cleveland53.2% (±1.8 points)
14Highland Hills52.7% (±24.2 points)

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Parma Heights

Are renters in Parma Heights rent-burdened?

56.6% of renting households in Parma Heights pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Parma Heights spend on rent?

The median renting household in Parma Heights, OH spends 33.2% (±4.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Parma Heights city, Ohio (place:61028, in state:39).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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