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Best Places to Live in Ohio for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1MarionPopulation 35,927 · solid overall livability44% match
  2. #2MentorPopulation 47,302 · solid overall livability38% match
  3. #3FairfieldPopulation 44,602 · solid overall livability38% match
  4. #4North RidgevillePopulation 35,481 · solid overall livability38% match
  5. #5StrongsvillePopulation 46,165 · mixed overall livability28% match
  6. #6North RoyaltonPopulation 31,120 · mixed overall livability28% match
  7. #7Shaker HeightsPopulation 29,157 · solid overall livability28% match
  8. #8ClevelandPopulation 370,365 · mixed overall livability26% match
  9. #9ToledoPopulation 269,962 · solid overall livability26% match
  10. #10LorainPopulation 65,138 · mixed overall livability26% match
  11. #11ElyriaPopulation 52,780 · mixed overall livability26% match
  12. #12LakewoodPopulation 50,605 · solid overall livability26% match
  13. #13EuclidPopulation 49,279 · mixed overall livability26% match
  14. #14FindlayPopulation 40,408 · solid overall livability26% match
  15. #15North OlmstedPopulation 32,244 · solid overall livability26% match
  16. #16AustintownPopulation 30,397 · solid overall livability26% match
  17. #17Bowling GreenPopulation 30,157 · solid overall livability26% match
  18. #18MasonPopulation 34,768 · solid overall livability23% match
  19. #19WestlakePopulation 34,027 · solid overall livability23% match
  20. #20Avon LakePopulation 25,220 · solid overall livability23% match
  21. #21ColumbusPopulation 902,449 · mixed overall livability15% match
  22. #22CincinnatiPopulation 308,870 · mixed overall livability15% match
  23. #23AkronPopulation 190,273 · mixed overall livability15% match
  24. #24DaytonPopulation 137,305 · mixed overall livability15% match
  25. #25ParmaPopulation 80,587 · mixed overall livability15% 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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