Ohio cities

The best places to live in Ohio

Ohio's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Bay Village leads the list.

We scored Ohio's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 10 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#CityMedian homeRentValueOverall
51 Parma $126,100 $916 67 55
83 Akron $87,100 $821 48 42
86 Hamilton $113,500 $869 46 41
88 Columbus $174,400 $1,061 24 40
95 Lorain $97,000 $765 43 37
103 Dayton $73,300 $766 44 31
104 Canton $76,800 $746 36 31
108 Cleveland $74,700 $774 34 28
109 Cincinnati $162,300 $814 12 28
115 Toledo $87,400 $781 43 22

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Ohio. Updated 2026.