FIPS 39035 · population 1,245,873 · part of Cleveland, OH
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $1,465 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $933 | Cuyahoga County, OH | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $1,058 | Cuyahoga County, OH | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,279 | Cuyahoga County, OH | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,646 | Cuyahoga County, OH | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $1,760 | Cuyahoga County, OH | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 39035. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
Cuyahoga County poses a cash-flow-versus-resilience decision: published rent relative to value points to income capacity, while job weakness, out-migration and inland-flood exposure make county averages insufficient for a purchase decision. Cash-flow buyers should investigate submarket tenant depth, property-tax bills and flood history; buyers dependent on rapid resale, stable household inflow or narrow operating margins should be cautious. This is conditional county-level screening, not a claim that the county represents Cleveland or any smaller market.
In Zillow’s 2026-06 county observation, median home value was $224,958 and median asking market rent was $1,465 per month. The reported 7.81% gross yield uses annual market rent before costs; the 2% effective property-tax rate still requires parcel-level verification. HUD FMR is a payment standard, not an asking-rent estimate, and cannot replace published market rent in yield work. FHFA’s annual 2025 repeat-transaction HPI rose 5.73%, corroborating Zillow’s positive direction but not its period or method; no combined appreciation rate is valid.
QCEW’s annual average shows covered employment at county workplaces fell 1.78%; it is neither resident employment nor unemployment. Education and health services is the largest disclosed private supersector, not the whole economy. Realtor.com’s 2026-06 MLS listing evidence showed a 41-day median marketing time and 15.42% of listings reduced in price; these are marketing-time and seller-concession measures, not closed sales or proof of buyer demand alone. Migration recorded a net loss of 3,297 tax-return households, and outbound movers’ average AGI was $13,529 higher than inbound movers’. The record classifies 19.26% of 12,822 purchases as non-occupant participation, a meaningful competition input but not evidence that every submarket trades alike.
Modeled annual climate loss is 0.08% of building value under the dominant inland-flood hazard; it is not a parcel-specific loss estimate. Next checks are flood zone, elevation, claims and insurance premiums, which prevent a credible property-level carrying-cost test; lease comps, vacancy, turnover and repair data, which prevent a sustainable-rent conclusion; and closed-sale comps plus financing terms, which prevent a supported exit and bid assessment.
This view uses 12 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
Cuyahoga County’s selected direct Zillow ZORI matches show a material range in the June 2026 typical observed asking-rent index: $1,180 to $1,706, a $526 spread, and a $1,361.50 median. ZIP 44109 marks the low end and 44113 the high, so a countywide figure is an incomplete search screen. The county Zillow ZORI is $1,465, rising 4.1% year over year; the selected-set median is lower, but this selection is not a county estimate. The decision is therefore not which ZIP is best, but whether a live unit’s asking price, configuration, and lease terms fit a household’s budget across this wide observed range. The index is a broad search frame, not a property-specific rent quote.
These measures answer different questions. The ACS 2024 five-year ZCTA median gross-rent estimates range from $905 to $1,476 in the selected set, versus $1,060 for the county. They are retrospective survey estimates and should not be substituted for current Zillow asking-rent index values. Separately, HUD’s $1,279 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is an administrative, bedroom-specific standard. Selected ZORI values run from 92.3% to 133.4% of that standard; this is a side-by-side benchmark comparison, not an average, conversion, or claim that either series is the other. The series differ in timing, geography, and intended use.
Affordability pressure and vacancy must likewise remain separate ACS signals. Across the corresponding ZCTAs, the estimated share of renter households spending 30% or more of income on rent runs from 35.4% to 54.2%, while vacancy rates range from 3.8% to 18.2%. ZIP 44130 is the selected low-vacancy observation and 44120 the high-vacancy observation, but neither rate shows that a suitable unit is currently open. For a separate budget screen, 44106’s ZORI-derived required-income screen is $66,320, compared with $43,170 median household income in that ZCTA. That comparison flags a potential mismatch in aggregate measures; it cannot establish the burden, eligibility, or affordability of a particular renter or listing. A high or low percentage does not establish the timing, type, or actual rent of units offered.
Coverage and geography constrain this reading. Only 12 of 41 eligible direct-ZORI ZIP/ZCTA matches are shown, covering 104,861 renter households, so they are not an exhaustive county or local-area inventory. Every displayed ZIP is assigned to Cuyahoga County through the largest HUD residential-address share, which is 100% in the supplied crosswalk. Nevertheless, delivery ZIPs can cross county lines, and Census ZCTAs are statistical areas rather than identical USPS ZIPs. Before acting on any signal here, verify the property address and county, live asking rent, unit bedroom count, fees and included utilities, lease term, availability, and household-specific income or program rules. Terms can vary within any displayed area.
41 ZIP profiles passed the county gate; the 12 with the most renter households are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44107 → | $1,467 | $1,070 | $1,279 | 35.4% | 7.8% | $59k | 100.0% |
| 44102 | $1,312 | $982 | $1,279 | 45.3% | 16.3% | $52k | 100.0% |
| 44109 | $1,180 | $905 | $1,279 | 46.9% | 14.3% | $47k | 100.0% |
| 44106 | $1,658 | $1,073 | $1,279 | 46.8% | 15.2% | $66k | 100.0% |
| 44120 | $1,181 | $931 | $1,279 | 49.5% | 18.2% | $47k | 100.0% |
| 44113 | $1,706 | $1,476 | $1,279 | 36.2% | 15.6% | $68k | 100.0% |
| 44130 | $1,297 | $1,088 | $1,279 | 45.6% | 3.8% | $52k | 100.0% |
| 44111 | $1,211 | $969 | $1,279 | 42.2% | 6.9% | $48k | 100.0% |
| 44105 | $1,216 | $931 | $1,279 | 48.6% | 17.8% | $49k | 100.0% |
| 44124 | $1,623 | $1,157 | $1,279 | 37.8% | 4.6% | $65k | 100.0% |
| 44118 | $1,467 | $1,305 | $1,279 | 54.2% | 9.7% | $59k | 100.0% |
| 44128 | $1,411 | $1,042 | $1,279 | 50.6% | 12.6% | $56k | 100.0% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 44122 rental reportCuyahoga County | Shaker Heights, OH | $1,985 | ▲ 3.5% | 39.4% | 36,678 |
| ZIP 44113 rental reportCuyahoga County | Cleveland, OH | $1,706 | ▲ 4.1% | 36.2% | 20,250 |
| ZIP 44106 rental reportCuyahoga County | Cleveland, OH | $1,658 | ▲ 2.3% | 46.8% | 25,120 |
| ZIP 44107 rental reportCuyahoga County | Lakewood, OH | $1,467 | ▲ 4.2% | 35.4% | 50,018 |
| ZIP 44102 rental reportCuyahoga County | Cleveland, OH | $1,312 | ▲ 5.9% | 45.3% | 39,952 |
| ZIP 44120 rental reportCuyahoga County | Shaker Heights, OH | $1,181 | ▲ 4.3% | 49.5% | 33,202 |
| ZIP 44109 rental reportCuyahoga County | Cleveland, OH | $1,180 | ▲ 4.2% | 46.9% | 39,428 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.083% of building value expected lost per year
$3,910 median annual bill
21,659 in · 24,956 out
$66,971 arriving · $80,500 leaving
2,469 of 12,822 mortgages
Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County | 1,245,873 | $225k | $1,465 | 7.8% | inland flooding |
| Lorain County | 317,129 | $266k | $1,382 | 6.2% | inland flooding |
| Lake County | 232,216 | $253k | $1,403 | 6.7% | inland flooding |
| Medina County | 183,660 | $354k | $1,850 | 6.3% | inland flooding |
| Ashtabula County | 97,167 | $185k | $918 | 5.9% | inland flooding |
| Geauga County | 95,481 | $390k | $2,113 | 6.5% | inland flooding |
Yes. The record supplies median asking market rent and a reported gross yield; HUD FMR is separately a payment standard.
No. They are MLS listing-market observations on marketing time and price reductions, not closed transactions.
Education and health services.