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Apartments for Rent in Lakewood, OH

Lakewood, Ohio (ZIP 44107) is one of Cuyahoga County's most densely populated suburbs, with a large stock of early-1900s apartment buildings along the Detroit Avenue and Clifton Boulevard corridors, directly west of Cleveland's Cudell and Edgewater neighborhoods. Greater Cleveland rents typically run $700–$1,800/month. Tell us your budget and we'll point you to comparable options we manage.

Apartment living in Lakewood, Ohio

Lakewood is one of the most densely populated communities in Cuyahoga County, and that density shows up directly in its housing mix: a substantial share of the city's residential buildings are pre-World War II apartment buildings and courtyard-style complexes, concentrated along the Detroit Avenue and Clifton Boulevard corridors, alongside the two-family duplex houses more common on the side streets between them. Most of the city falls within ZIP code 44107, directly west of Cleveland's Cudell and Edgewater neighborhoods.

Rent Finder Cleveland doesn't currently manage apartments in Lakewood. Our 90+ voucher-friendly rental homes are concentrated in Cleveland's east and southeast side neighborhoods, with a smaller west-side presence. If you're set on an apartment specifically in Lakewood, a Lakewood-based leasing office or listing service will have more direct inventory. If you're open to nearby Cleveland neighborhoods, tell us your bedroom count and budget and we'll point you to comparable options we do manage.

What do apartments cost across Greater Cleveland?

Lakewood-specific apartment pricing varies block by block and building by building, but as a general Greater Cleveland benchmark, Zumper's July 4, 2026 report shows a metro median asking rent of $1,250/month, with 1-bedroom units around $1,195 and 2-bedroom units around $1,100. RentCafe's July 2, 2026 report, which weights toward larger professionally-managed apartment communities, shows notably higher averages — a pattern that can apply to Lakewood's own larger apartment buildings compared with its smaller courtyard walk-ups.

Getting around Lakewood without a car

Lakewood's density means many apartment buildings sit within easy walking distance of the Detroit Avenue retail corridor, and Greater Cleveland RTA bus routes run along Detroit Avenue and Clifton Boulevard into downtown Cleveland — an option apartment renters without a car often rely on more than house renters in lower-density suburbs. I-90 clips the southern edge of the city for anyone driving toward downtown or west toward Rocky River and Westlake, and Lakewood Park runs along the Lake Erie shoreline at the north end of town.

• ZIP code: 44107 (most of Lakewood)
• Transit: RTA bus routes on Detroit Ave and Clifton Blvd; I-90 access
• Location: Immediately west of Cleveland's Cudell and Edgewater neighborhoods, on Lake Erie
• Housing stock: Pre-WWII apartment buildings and courtyard complexes, plus two-family duplex houses

Section 8 and vouchers for Lakewood apartments

Ohio has no statewide law requiring landlords to accept Housing Choice Vouchers, so acceptance for any given Lakewood apartment building comes down to the individual owner rather than a citywide rule. What we can confirm about our own homes: every property Rent Finder Cleveland manages accepts Section 8 vouchers and is HUD-inspection-ready, though our current inventory sits in Cleveland proper, not Lakewood. The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) administers the local voucher program countywide, including Lakewood, and accepts preliminary applications year-round. Our Cleveland Section 8 guide covers how the process generally works.

Comparing Lakewood apartments with nearby Cleveland neighborhoods

If Lakewood is one option among several, our apartments for rent in Cleveland pillar page covers the neighborhoods where we manage inventory directly. Ohio City and Tremont, both a short distance east of Lakewood along the same near-west-side corridor, are worth comparing for similar older-building apartment stock close to transit — see our guides to Ohio City apartments and Tremont apartments, or browse the full suburb-by-suburb guide.

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