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3 Bedroom Houses for Rent in Little Italy

Three-bedroom houses located directly inside Little Italy are limited, since the district is small and dense; most nearby 3-bedroom rentals sit just outside it in the broader University Circle-area market. Citywide, a 3-bedroom home in Cleveland typically rents between about $1,100 and $1,500 a month as of mid-2026.

Finding a 3-bedroom house near Little Italy

Little Italy is one of Cleveland's smallest residential districts, centered on Mayfield Road about five miles east of Downtown and pressed directly against University Circle and Lake View Cemetery. Its housing stock is dense and mostly pre-1920s narrow-lot homes and duplexes, so the number of standalone 3-bedroom houses available at any given time inside the district itself is small.

Renters specifically looking for three bedrooms usually find a larger selection just outside Little Italy's core, in the broader University Circle rental market or further east in neighborhoods like Hough and Glenville. Tell our leasing team you need three bedrooms and we'll be upfront about what's realistically available near this pocket of the city.

What does a 3-bedroom rental cost near Little Italy?

There's no rent index published specifically for a district as small as Little Italy, so the most useful reference is Cleveland's citywide 3-bedroom data. Per Zumper's rent report dated July 4, 2026, the citywide median for a 3-bedroom home is $1,350 a month, up 4.2% year-over-year. RentCafe's July 2, 2026 report on professionally managed apartments shows a much higher 3-bedroom average of $2,716, reflecting newer, larger buildings rather than the older individual houses more typical of a district like Little Italy.

Rent Finder Cleveland's own 3-bedroom rental homes across Greater Cleveland's east and southeast side typically price between the two figures above, generally closer to the Zumper end of the range than the RentCafe apartment average.

Where 3-bedroom houses are easier to find near Little Italy

The University Circle area immediately surrounding Little Italy leans toward apartments, but standalone 3-bedroom houses are more common a bit further into Cleveland's east side. Hough, between Downtown and the Circle, and Glenville, to the northeast near St. Clair Avenue, both have a larger supply of rental houses, and both fall within Rent Finder Cleveland's core service area.

• Little Italy: Centered on Mayfield Road, borders Lake View Cemetery and University Circle
• Hough: East side, ZIP 44103, between Downtown and University Circle
• Glenville: Northeast side, ZIP 44108, near University Circle and St. Clair Avenue
• Distance: Little Italy is about 5 miles east of Downtown Cleveland

Getting around from Little Italy

Little Italy has some of the best direct transit access on Cleveland's East Side. The RTA Red Line heavy rail serves the University Circle station, connecting directly to Downtown's Tower City and on to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, while the HealthLine bus rapid transit runs along Euclid Avenue between Public Square and University Circle in a dedicated median busway.

Section 8 and vouchers for larger households near Little Italy

Households that need a 3-bedroom home to meet CMHA's voucher size standards can apply for a Housing Choice Voucher year-round through the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority's online portal. CMHA's published income limit for a 4-person household, effective April 3, 2025, is $49,700; selection then runs through periodic mini-lotteries rather than a simple waiting line.

Our current rental portfolio is concentrated in Cleveland's east and southeast-side neighborhoods rather than directly in Little Italy, so we can't promise a specific voucher-friendly 3-bedroom home in this exact district today. Every home we manage anywhere in Greater Cleveland accepts Section 8 vouchers and is HUD-inspection-ready — read our Cleveland Section 8 guide or tell us what you need and we'll point you to comparable available homes.

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