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Apartments for Rent Near University Circle, Cleveland

University Circle is Cleveland's medical and educational district on the east side, home to Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Clinic's main campus, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. It has some of the city's newest, largest apartment buildings. Rent Finder Cleveland's nearest managed homes sit just east, in Hough and Glenville, minutes away.

Renting an apartment near University Circle

University Circle is Cleveland's University statistical planning area on the east side, home to Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Music Center, and University Hospitals, with the Cleveland Clinic's main campus immediately adjacent. It's directly served by the RTA Red Line and the HealthLine bus-rapid-transit route running the length of Euclid Avenue.

University Circle has some of Cleveland's newest and largest apartment buildings, including high-rise and mid-rise communities built or renovated near the museums and hospitals. Rent Finder Cleveland doesn't currently manage units inside University Circle itself — our own portfolio is concentrated a short distance east and northeast, in neighborhoods like Hough (44103) and Glenville (44108). If you're searching specifically around University Circle, book a free showing and tell our team what you're looking for; we can point you toward the closest voucher-friendly homes we manage.

What does it cost to rent near University Circle?

Cleveland's overall rent benchmarks are the best available reference point for this area, since aggregator reports don't isolate University Circle on its own. Per Zumper's July 4, 2026 rent report, Cleveland's citywide median asking rent is $1,250/month; per RentCafe's (Yardi) July 2, 2026 report, the average among professionally-managed apartment communities — the building type most common right around University Circle — is $1,564/month for 787 square feet. Expect rents closer to the RentCafe figure for newer buildings near the hospitals and museums, and closer to the Zumper median farther out toward Hough or Glenville.

Getting around University Circle

The RTA Red Line's Cedar-University station sits inside University Circle, connecting directly to Tower City downtown and on to Cleveland Hopkins Airport in one direction, and toward East Cleveland's Windermere terminus in the other. The HealthLine, a dedicated bus-rapid-transit route on Euclid Avenue, links Public Square to University Circle and continues to East Cleveland, making the district one of the more transit-accessible parts of the city for renters without a car.

University Circle vs. Hough and Glenville

It's worth understanding the tradeoff between University Circle itself and the neighborhoods just east of it. University Circle offers the shortest possible walk to Case Western, University Hospitals, and the Cleveland Clinic, along with newer building amenities, generally at the RentCafe end of the local rent range. Hough and Glenville, immediately adjacent, sit on Cleveland's older residential housing stock — mostly individual units inside single-family houses, duplexes, and small multi-family buildings — at rents closer to the Zumper citywide median, with a short drive or bus ride back into University Circle for work, school, or appointments.

Where we manage homes near University Circle

We manage 90+ rental homes across Greater Cleveland, and our closest inventory to University Circle sits in the neighborhoods just east and northeast — Hough (44103) and Glenville (44108) — both a short drive from the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western campuses. Every home we manage accepts Section 8 / Housing Choice Vouchers and is HUD-inspection-ready. See our houses for rent in Cleveland, OH pillar page for the full picture of what we manage, or start an application if you've already found a home you like.

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