Cleveland Heights
Suburb Dashboard: Cleveland Heights
Suburb of Cleveland (East Side)
Zip Codes: 44106, 44112, 44118, 44121
Census Tracts: 1401.00, 1403.01, 1403.02, 1404.00, 1405.00, 1406.00, 1407.01, 1407.02, 1408.00, 1409.00, 1410.00, 1411.00, 1412.00, 1413.00, 1414.00, 1415.00, 1416.01, 1416.02, 1417.00, 1960.00
Area Rating Grade/Range
School District
Cleveland Heights-University Heights CSD;
East Cleveland CSD
Typical Rent Ranges
Single Family Houses:
- 2Bed. – $800-$1100
- 3Bed. – $900-$1350
- 4Bed. – $950-$1600
Apartments/Multi-Family:
- 1Bed. – $575-$800
- 2Bed. – $650-$1100
- 3Bed. – $800-$1300
Point of Sale Requirements
Point of Sale (POS) inspection required. Interior and exterior inspection required; any violations must be corrected by seller or assumed by buyer. If violations are assumed by buyer, buyer will be required to place funds in escrow for “Class A” (i.e. major) violations to ensure timely correction. Escrow amount determined by city inspector based on typical repair/construction costs for the area (typical costs multiplied by factor of 1.25). 90 day window to correct violations following transfer of title.
Population Estimate
About Cleveland Heights…
Perched just uphill from the University Circle area, where Case Western Reserve University is located, Cleveland Heights is a popular suburb for professionals and students, and is a city in which many investors seek properties.
It has a reputation for being rather landlord-unfriendly, with strict Point-of-Sale ordinances and property maintenance ordinances, but it is certainly a city where it is possible to attract and retain high caliber tenants in most areas, especially in single family houses. In some of the older apartment complexes along the Noble Road area it can be somewhat difficult to cost-effectively attract and retain stable tenants unless the property owner is self-managing.
Cleveland Heights does not have direct access to any freeway, but it is fairly convenient to downtown or other eastern suburbs by car via main surface streets.
Cleveland Heights consists of many single family houses, duplexes, and apartment buildings. The housing stock was built primarily between the 1920s and the 1950s, though there are some areas that have older or newer housing.
Much like Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights is a city that has an urbane air of old money and culture in a sense; many of the grand mansions that belonged to industrial leaders and other wealthy locals of the early 20th century are situated on and around Fairmount Blvd. There are also many of the more middle-class type of houses throughout the city.
Though there is no light rail serving Cleveland Heights directly, there are stations in Cleveland, Shaker Heights, and East Cleveland that are relatively close to the Cleveland Heights border.
The majority of Cleveland Heights is served by the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District, but a portion of the city off of Taylor Road and Noble Road is served by the East Cleveland School District.