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Ranked for Great Weather

Best Places to Live in Ohio for Great Weather

Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1ColumbusPopulation 902,449 · mixed overall livability29% match
  2. #2ClevelandPopulation 370,365 · mixed overall livability29% match
  3. #3ToledoPopulation 269,962 · solid overall livability29% match
  4. #4AkronPopulation 190,273 · mixed overall livability29% match
  5. #5ParmaPopulation 80,587 · mixed overall livability29% match
  6. #6CantonPopulation 70,589 · mixed overall livability29% match
  7. #7LorainPopulation 65,138 · mixed overall livability29% match
  8. #8YoungstownPopulation 60,048 · solid overall livability29% match
  9. #9SpringfieldPopulation 58,645 · mixed overall livability29% match
  10. #10ElyriaPopulation 52,780 · mixed overall livability29% match
  11. #11Cuyahoga FallsPopulation 50,916 · mixed overall livability29% match
  12. #12LakewoodPopulation 50,605 · solid overall livability29% match
  13. #13EuclidPopulation 49,279 · mixed overall livability29% match
  14. #14DublinPopulation 48,893 · mixed overall livability29% match
  15. #15MansfieldPopulation 47,630 · solid overall livability29% match
  16. #16MentorPopulation 47,302 · solid overall livability29% match
  17. #17StrongsvillePopulation 46,165 · mixed overall livability29% match
  18. #18Cleveland HeightsPopulation 45,002 · solid overall livability29% match
  19. #19DelawarePopulation 41,926 · mixed overall livability29% match
  20. #20Grove CityPopulation 41,423 · mixed overall livability29% match
  21. #21ReynoldsburgPopulation 40,926 · mixed overall livability29% match
  22. #22FindlayPopulation 40,408 · solid overall livability29% match
  23. #23WarrenPopulation 39,204 · solid overall livability29% match
  24. #24WestervillePopulation 38,911 · mixed overall livability29% match
  25. #25Upper ArlingtonPopulation 36,500 · solid overall livability29% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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