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What Is It Like to Live in Akron?

What it costs to live in Akron, and how it compares with other Ohio cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

48

74th best value in Ohio

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Ohio cities.

Overall livability

42

83rd overall in Ohio

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Akron is home to about 191,483 people. A typical home runs $87,100 and a household earns around $42,100, a price-to-income ratio of 2.1. Among Ohio's largest cities, it ranks 74th for value and 83rd overall.

Akron at a glance

Median home price

$87,100

17th in OH of 121

Median rent

$821/mo

Median household income

$42,100

Home price to income

2.1x

Unemployment

8.6%

104th in OH of 121

School rating

2/10

88th in OH of 121

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OH of 121

Walk score

22/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Ohio only. Updated 2026.