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Apartments for rent in Maple Heights, OH

Maple Heights is a Cuyahoga County suburb southeast/south of downtown Cleveland, near Garfield Heights. Cleveland-area apartment rents generally span roughly $1,060 to $1,350 a month across studio to three-bedroom units (Zumper, July 2026). Maple Heights does not currently have a local ordinance protecting Housing Choice Voucher holders.

Renting an apartment in Maple Heights

Maple Heights is one of Cuyahoga County's 59 municipalities, located southeast/south of downtown Cleveland alongside neighboring Garfield Heights in that same corridor of the county. As a separate city from Cleveland, it sets its own local ordinances even though it shares the same regional transit system and housing authority as the rest of the county.

For renters weighing a Cuyahoga County suburb against the city itself, the practical differences usually come down to local ordinances, which utility provider serves a given address, and whether a landlord accepts a Housing Choice Voucher — all covered in detail below.

Rent Finder Cleveland's current selection of 90+ Section 8-friendly rental homes is concentrated in Cleveland's east and southeast side neighborhoods — Slavic Village, Collinwood, Glenville, Fairfax/Central, Hough, and Buckeye-Shaker — rather than in Maple Heights specifically. Tell our team what you're looking for and we'll flag relevant options as they come up, including nearby Cleveland listings that could work for your commute.

How much does an apartment cost near Maple Heights?

There isn't a Maple Heights-specific rent index in our sourcing, but the broader Cleveland-area apartment market gives useful context. Per Zumper's median-asking-rent report dated July 4, 2026, rents run from $1,060 for a studio up to $1,350 for a three-bedroom. RentCafe's July 2, 2026 report on professionally managed apartment communities shows meaningfully higher averages, since it tracks newer, larger buildings with more amenities rather than the full range of smaller, older listings.

Cleveland-area rent overall remains well below the national picture — Zumper estimates the metro runs about 35.9% cheaper than the U.S. median of $1,950 a month — a gap that generally carries over into the surrounding Cuyahoga County suburbs, though a specific Maple Heights unit's rent should always be confirmed directly with the landlord or building.

Getting around from Maple Heights

Greater Cleveland RTA (GCRTA) provides the region's public bus service across Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County suburbs, and Tower City in downtown Cleveland is the central hub where the Red, Blue, Green, and Waterfront rail lines converge. Renters commuting from Maple Heights toward Downtown, the Cleveland Clinic, or University Circle generally combine RTA bus routes with the regional highway network rather than a direct rail connection.

Maple Heights sits in the higher-elevation southeastern part of the county, an area that typically sees more lake-effect snow accumulation each winter — roughly November through January — than Cleveland's western, lower-elevation lakefront neighborhoods.

Healthcare anchors the regional economy: Cleveland Clinic is Northeast Ohio's largest employer and University Hospitals ranks second in Cuyahoga County, so a commute to either system is worth mapping out before signing a lease in this part of the county.

Section 8 vouchers and apartments in Maple Heights

Ohio has no statewide law requiring landlords to accept Housing Choice Vouchers, and Maple Heights does not currently have a local ordinance banning source-of-income denial. Whether a specific Maple Heights landlord accepts a voucher is up to that landlord.

Five Cuyahoga County suburbs have passed source-of-income ordinances, per Signal Cleveland's August 2024 reporting: Cleveland Heights, Linndale, South Euclid, University Heights, and Warrensville Heights. The same reporting notes only three of them — Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, and University Heights — name Housing Choice Vouchers specifically; the Linndale and Warrensville Heights ordinances do not. Renters can submit a preliminary Housing Choice Voucher application year-round through CMHA (Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority), the public housing authority serving the county, regardless of which municipality they eventually rent in.

Every home Rent Finder Cleveland works with accepts Section 8 vouchers and is HUD-inspection-ready — our strongest and fully honest differentiator — though current listings sit in Cleveland proper rather than Maple Heights. Read our Cleveland Section 8 guide for the full program breakdown, or check Cleveland houses for rent in the neighborhoods where we currently work with inventory.

CMHA's income limits for the voucher program, effective April 3, 2025, are $34,800 for a one-person household and $49,700 for a four-person household; these limits are updated annually, so confirm the current figures directly with CMHA before applying.

What to know before signing a lease near Maple Heights

Ohio Revised Code 5321.16 applies statewide. A landlord has 30 days after the rental agreement ends and possession is handed back to deliver an itemized list of any deductions along with the amount owed. That same section requires the tenant to give the landlord a forwarding address in writing; a tenant who does not is not entitled to the damages or attorney's fees the statute otherwise allows. Where a deposit is larger than $50 or one month's rent (whichever is greater), it is the amount above that threshold — not the whole deposit — that earns 5% annual interest, and only if the tenant stays at least six months. Ohio also has no statewide rent control.

If you'd rather focus your search on areas where Rent Finder Cleveland currently works with Section 8-friendly rental homes, browse our Cleveland apartment listings or book a free showing to see current availability.

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