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Cheap apartments for rent in Berea, OH

Berea, Ohio is a Cuyahoga County suburb southwest of Cleveland, home to Baldwin Wallace University and just south of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Greater Cleveland apartment rents run roughly $1,060–$1,350 by size per Zumper (July 2026). Rent Finder Cleveland doesn't manage units inside Berea but manages voucher-friendly homes on Cleveland's nearby west side.

Apartment rents in Berea, Ohio

Berea is a southwest Cuyahoga County suburb best known as home to Baldwin Wallace University, sitting just south of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and near the neighboring suburbs of Middleburg Heights and Strongsville. Its rental market includes a mix of smaller apartment buildings near the college and older single-family and duplex rentals on residential streets.

There's no independently published Berea-only apartment rent index, so the closest reliable benchmark for shoppers comparing prices is the Greater Cleveland metro-area data below, though a college-town suburb like Berea can see seasonal demand shifts around the academic calendar.

How much do apartments cost near Berea?

Zumper's July 4, 2026 report shows a Greater Cleveland metro median asking rent of $1,250/month overall, broken out by unit size below. RentCafe's July 2, 2026 report, covering larger professionally managed apartment communities, runs higher for the same size categories. Actual Berea rents depend on distance from campus, building age, and unit condition.

Is Berea actually cheap compared to other cities?

Greater Cleveland is one of the more affordable major metro rental markets nationally: Zumper's July 4, 2026 report shows the region's overall median rent running about 35.9% below the U.S. national median of $1,950/month. That affordability extends to southwest suburbs like Berea, which sit within easy reach of Cleveland Hopkins Airport and the I-71/I-480 corridor.

Within Berea specifically, pricing can shift with the Baldwin Wallace University academic calendar — units near campus sometimes carry a premium during the fall move-in period, while off-campus or older buildings tend to price closer to the lower end of the Cleveland-metro range shown above.

Getting around Berea

Berea's biggest transit advantage is proximity to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, just to its north — the airport is also the western terminus of GCRTA's Red Line, the only U.S. rapid-transit line running directly from an airport into a downtown. GCRTA bus routes also connect Berea to nearby suburbs and, via the Red Line, straight into Downtown Cleveland in around 30–40 minutes depending on the station.

For renters without a car, that direct rail connection is a meaningful advantage over some other southwest-side suburbs that rely on bus-only service, since it puts Downtown Cleveland, Tower City, and connecting routes to University Circle within a single one-seat ride from the airport station near Berea.

Does Rent Finder Cleveland have apartments in Berea?

We manage 90+ rental homes across Greater Cleveland, concentrated on the city's East and Southeast side, with a smaller number on the west side in neighborhoods like Old Brooklyn (44109) and Cudell/Detroit-Shoreway (44102) — the closest parts of our current portfolio to Berea. We don't yet have listings inside Berea itself.

If a west-side Cleveland location would work for your commute to Berea, book a free showing and share your budget and bedroom needs with our team. You can also explore our full houses for rent in Cleveland pillar or the Cleveland rentals resource center for more options.

Section 8 and housing vouchers near Berea

Ohio has no statewide source-of-income protection law, so whether a landlord accepts a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) in Berea depends on that landlord's individual policy — Berea is not among the Cuyahoga County suburbs (Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, University Heights, Warrensville Heights, Linndale) reported to have a local voucher-holder protection ordinance as of July 2026.

Every rental home Rent Finder Cleveland manages accepts Housing Choice Vouchers and is HUD-inspection-ready. Vouchers are administered by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA); see our Section 8 housing guide for how the local program works.

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