Best places to live in Ohio
3 Ohio metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Ohio
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 3 tracked Ohio metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.8%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 5.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 15.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 3.4%
- Other or two or more
- 5%
Diversity index 59/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | 66.4 | #4 of 103 | $333k | 70 | 54 | 21° / 85° | 63 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 63.1 | #10 of 103 | $311k | 66 | 54 | 22° / 86° | 51 |
| 3 | Cleveland | 58.4 | #23 of 103 | $254k | 50 | 54 | 21° / 82° | 62 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.