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Cheap apartments for rent in Parma, OH
Parma, Ohio is one of Cuyahoga County's largest suburbs, sitting south/southwest of Cleveland and bordering the city's Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods. Greater Cleveland apartment rents run roughly $1,060–$1,350/month by size per Zumper (July 2026). Rent Finder Cleveland doesn't manage units inside Parma but manages Section 8-friendly homes just over the line in Cleveland's 44109 ZIP.
Apartment rents in Parma, Ohio
Parma is one of Cuyahoga County's largest suburbs (the county has 59 municipalities total), sitting south and southwest of Downtown Cleveland. It has a mix of apartment complexes and older two-family rental homes spread across a mostly residential footprint.
There's no independently published Parma-only rent index, so the closest reliable benchmark for comparison shopping is the Greater Cleveland metro-area data below. Actual Parma pricing varies by building age, size, and whether it's a garden-style complex or a converted duplex.
How much do apartments cost near Parma?
Zumper's July 4, 2026 report puts the Greater Cleveland median asking rent at $1,250/month overall, broken down by size below. RentCafe's July 2, 2026 report, which tracks larger professionally managed apartment communities, shows higher averages for the same sizes, reflecting a different mix of building types. Both sources place the Cleveland area well below the national rent median.
| Apartment size | Zumper median (Jul 2026) | RentCafe average (Jul 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,060 | $1,195 |
| 1-bedroom | $1,195 | $1,451 |
| 2-bedroom | $1,100 | $1,818 |
| 3-bedroom | $1,350 | $2,716 |
Parma's location and nearby Cleveland neighborhoods
Parma sits just south of Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood, near the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and Brooklyn Centre, which lies just south of the Cuyahoga Valley. These two neighborhoods form Parma's northern border with the city.
GCRTA runs bus routes through Parma connecting to Downtown Cleveland and the Tower City rail hub, where the Red, Blue, Green, and Waterfront lines all meet for onward transit around the region.
- County: Cuyahoga (one of the county's largest suburbs)
- Position: South/southwest of Downtown Cleveland
- Bordering Cleveland neighborhoods: Old Brooklyn, Brooklyn Centre
- Transit: GCRTA bus routes to Downtown/Tower City
Does Rent Finder Cleveland have apartments in Parma?
We manage 90+ rental homes across Greater Cleveland, concentrated on the East and Southeast side, plus a smaller West Side presence — including Old Brooklyn/Brooklyn Centre (ZIP 44109), which directly borders Parma — but we don't currently have listings inside Parma itself.
If you're open to that adjacent Cleveland neighborhood, book a free showing and share your bedroom count and budget with our team. You can also check our Cleveland apartments guide or the Parma apartment listings roundup for other nearby options.
Section 8 and voucher-friendly apartments near Parma
Ohio has no statewide source-of-income protection law, so a landlord's acceptance of a Housing Choice Voucher depends on local ordinance or individual policy. As of July 2026, the reported Cuyahoga County suburbs with a local voucher-holder protection ordinance are Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, University Heights, Warrensville Heights, and Linndale — Parma is not currently on that list, so acceptance there depends on the individual landlord; renters should verify directly.
Every rental home Rent Finder Cleveland manages accepts Housing Choice Vouchers and is HUD-inspection-ready, including our homes near Parma in the 44109 ZIP. Vouchers in Cuyahoga County are administered by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA); see our Section 8 apartments near Parma guide for more detail on applying and waitlists.
Tips for finding a cheap apartment near Parma
When comparing prices, look at both Zumper's median-asking figures and RentCafe's professionally-managed averages side by side — the two sources track different segments of the market, so a single 'average rent' figure can be misleading on its own. Widening your search a few blocks north into Cleveland's Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods can surface more voucher-friendly options in a similar price range.
If a Housing Choice Voucher is part of your plan, start the CMHA application alongside your apartment search — preliminary intake runs year-round with no closing date, but placement is by random lottery and can take anywhere from a few days to several months.
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