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Ranked for Outdoor Lovers

Best Places to Live in Ohio for Outdoor Lovers

Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1MentorPopulation 47,302 · solid overall livability77% match
  2. #2AustintownPopulation 30,397 · solid overall livability69% match
  3. #3WoosterPopulation 27,021 · mixed overall livability67% match
  4. #4MedinaPopulation 26,092 · mixed overall livability67% match
  5. #5XeniaPopulation 25,499 · mixed overall livability67% match
  6. #6BarbertonPopulation 25,167 · mixed overall livability67% match
  7. #7KentPopulation 27,336 · mixed overall livability59% match
  8. #8ClevelandPopulation 370,365 · mixed overall livability56% match
  9. #9TroyPopulation 26,494 · solid overall livability56% match
  10. #10Garfield HeightsPopulation 29,497 · mixed overall livability54% match
  11. #11Shaker HeightsPopulation 29,157 · solid overall livability54% match
  12. #12DaytonPopulation 137,305 · mixed overall livability51% match
  13. #13CantonPopulation 70,589 · mixed overall livability51% match
  14. #14SpringfieldPopulation 58,645 · mixed overall livability51% match
  15. #15MiddletownPopulation 50,514 · mixed overall livability51% match
  16. #16NewarkPopulation 50,062 · mixed overall livability51% match
  17. #17FairfieldPopulation 44,602 · solid overall livability51% match
  18. #18Huber HeightsPopulation 43,095 · mixed overall livability51% match
  19. #19DelawarePopulation 41,926 · mixed overall livability51% match
  20. #20Grove CityPopulation 41,423 · mixed overall livability51% match
  21. #21ReynoldsburgPopulation 40,926 · mixed overall livability51% match
  22. #22LancasterPopulation 40,616 · mixed overall livability51% match
  23. #23WarrenPopulation 39,204 · solid overall livability51% match
  24. #24MarionPopulation 35,927 · solid overall livability51% match
  25. #25FairbornPopulation 34,494 · solid overall livability51% 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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