Cleveland, OH
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 22nd | |
| | Prior Rank: 35th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 31st | |
| | Prior Rank: 43rd | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Cleveland area had fewer homes with signs of rats, water supply stoppage, flush toilet breakdowns, and room heaters without a flue. Units in central city areas had fewer problems with evidence of rats, lack of complete plumbing, were less likely to have room heaters without a flue. Units outside the central city had fewer signs of rats, water supply stoppage, and room heaters without a flue, compared to the national average. Rental properties had fewer problems with flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without flues, and roofing problems. Compared to the national average, owner-occupied homes had fewer homes with holes in floors, evidence of rats, water supply stoppage, and room heaters without flues.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Cleveland area homes had more water leaks from the outside, heating equipment breakdowns, and foundation problems. The central city was more likely to have issues with open cracks or holes in walls, evidence of mice, water leaks from outside, sewage disposal breakdown, rooms without working electrical outlets, and window and foundation problems. Compared to the national average, units outside the central city were more likely to have water leaks from inside and outside, heating equipment breakdowns, and foundation problems. Rental properties were more likely to have water leaks from the outside, heating equipment breakdowns, and foundation problems when compared to the national average. Owner-occupied units had more water leaks from inside and outside, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdowns, and rooms without working electrical outlets.
Community Information: The Cleveland MSA includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Medina counties, Ohio. In 2011, the MSA included 859,442 occupied dwelling units, 20.3% of which were located in the central city of Cleveland. The housing stock of the MSA ranked among the oldest and had an average percentage of rental units of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 9th-oldest (24.5%) for the MSA and 4th-oldest (55.4%) for the central city. The median house age in the Cleveland MSA was 1959. The percentage of rental units ranked 12th-least heavily rental (31.8%) for the MSA and 25th-least heavily rental (51.4%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Cleveland had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 40th (16.7%) for the MSA and 42nd (30.4%) for homes in the central city.