Cleveland Suburbs · Cleveland, OH

Apartments for Rent in Beachwood, OH

Beachwood is a Cuyahoga County suburb east of downtown Cleveland, near Shaker Heights and Mayfield Heights. Rent Finder Cleveland's voucher-friendly selection is currently concentrated inside Cleveland proper rather than Beachwood, but we track renter demand across the east side — tell us what you're looking for and we'll follow up.

Renting an apartment in Beachwood, Ohio

Beachwood is a suburb in Cuyahoga County located east of downtown Cleveland, bordered generally by Shaker Heights to the west and near Mayfield Heights, Highland Heights, and Lyndhurst to the north — the same corridor where Progressive Corporation is headquartered in nearby Mayfield, and not far from University Heights, home to John Carroll University. Beachwood's rental stock includes apartment communities alongside its commercial districts.

Rent Finder Cleveland works with 90+ Section 8-friendly rental homes across Greater Cleveland, concentrated in east and southeast side Cleveland neighborhoods like Buckeye-Shaker Square, Hough, and Fairfax, plus homes in Akron, Lorain, and Elyria. We don't currently have Beachwood units, but book a showing or reach out and we'll tell you honestly what's available closest to Beachwood right now.

How much does an apartment cost near Beachwood?

There's no Beachwood-specific rent index, so the most relevant available benchmark is the Cleveland-metro rental market as a whole. Two dated sources give different pictures because they measure different things: Zumper's median-asking-rent report (July 4, 2026) puts the median for the city of Cleveland at $1,250/month, while RentCafe's (Yardi) average-rent report for professionally managed apartment buildings in the city of Cleveland (July 2, 2026) puts the average at $1,564/month. Neither series is a Cleveland-metro or suburban figure.

The gap exists because RentCafe indexes larger, professionally managed apartment complexes — a category Beachwood's communities are likely to fall into — while Zumper's median reflects the broader mix of listings citywide, including older, smaller buildings. Neither figure is Beachwood-specific; treat both as directional.

Section 8 vouchers and income limits near Beachwood

Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) are administered countywide by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), headquartered at 8120 Kinsman Road in Cleveland. CMHA's published income limits (effective April 3, 2025) determine voucher eligibility by household size and apply throughout Cuyahoga County, including Beachwood.

Acceptance of a voucher at any specific Beachwood building is still up to that building's owner: Ohio has no statewide source-of-income protection law, and Beachwood has no local source-of-income ordinance. Five Cuyahoga County municipalities do have one — Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, University Heights, Warrensville Heights, and Linndale — but only the ordinances in Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, and University Heights specifically name housing vouchers, per Signal Cleveland's review of the eight Northeast Ohio ordinances. Confirm voucher acceptance directly with any Beachwood landlord before applying.

CMHA's preliminary voucher application stays open year-round with no closing date, but placement is decided by random mini-lottery drawings rather than a fixed line, so waiting times vary widely. A preliminary application stays active for 18 months; if it expires before you are selected, CMHA lets you submit another one immediately. To apply you'll typically need an active email address, a Social Security number, and the names, dates of birth, and income of everyone in the household. Once a voucher is issued, the unit must pass a physical inspection before any subsidy is paid — CMHA still inspects to HUD's Housing Quality Standards and is transitioning to the newer NSPIRE protocol, for which HUD has moved the final deadline to February 1, 2027.

Getting around Beachwood

Beachwood sits near I-271, which runs along the eastern side of Cuyahoga County, and is adjacent to Shaker Heights, home to GCRTA's Blue and Green light-rail lines. Those rail lines terminate in Shaker Heights rather than extending into Beachwood itself, so most Beachwood residents rely on driving or connecting bus routes to reach the rail network at Shaker Square or Tower City downtown. Many Beachwood renters commute toward University Circle or downtown Cleveland, where Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals — the region's two largest employers — are based, or toward Progressive Corporation's headquarters in neighboring Mayfield.

Repair problems and rent escrow: what Ohio law generally allows

Ohio's landlord-tenant statutes apply statewide, so the same repair remedies available to a Cleveland renter generally apply in Beachwood. Under Ohio Revised Code 5321.07, the tenant first has to give the landlord notice in writing, describing the acts, omissions, or code violations and sent to the person or place where rent is normally paid. If the landlord then fails to fix the condition within a reasonable time considering how severe it is — or within 30 days, whichever is sooner — and the tenant is current on rent, the tenant may deposit rent with the clerk of the municipal or county court, apply to the court for an order directing the landlord to remedy the condition (which can include reducing the rent or using the deposited rent for the repair), or terminate the rental agreement.

Two exceptions written into the same statute matter before anyone escrows rent. ORC 5321.07 does not apply to a landlord who is a party to rental agreements covering three or fewer dwelling units and who gives written notice of that fact in the rental agreement — or, for an oral tenancy, in writing at the time the tenant first moves in. That covers a lot of single-family houses and small duplexes. The statute also does not apply to a dwelling unit occupied by a student tenant. Escrowing or withholding rent where the statute does not apply can leave a tenant facing eviction for nonpayment.

Ohio law does not generally give tenants a self-help right to simply deduct repair costs from rent on their own; the statutory path runs through the court via rent escrow. This is general information, not legal advice — read the full text of ORC 5321.07 and talk to the court serving Beachwood or a tenant-rights attorney before acting.

Looking beyond Beachwood

If your search isn't limited to Beachwood, our active voucher-friendly inventory sits inside Cleveland proper — see current apartments for rent in Cleveland or learn more in our Cleveland Section 8 housing guide. Renters also comparing the west side can check our Westlake apartments guide.

Rent Finder Cleveland is an equal housing opportunity provider and does business in accordance with the Fair Housing Act. Availability, pricing, and terms are subject to change. Rent Finder Cleveland is not a property manager, landlord, or broker — the homes we list are owned and managed by third parties.