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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Ohio for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Shaker HeightsPopulation 29,157 · solid overall livability88% match
  2. #2FairbornPopulation 34,494 · solid overall livability73% match
  3. #3KentPopulation 27,336 · mixed overall livability73% match
  4. #4Cleveland HeightsPopulation 45,002 · solid overall livability71% match
  5. #5Upper ArlingtonPopulation 36,500 · solid overall livability71% match
  6. #6FairfieldPopulation 44,602 · solid overall livability68% match
  7. #7North RidgevillePopulation 35,481 · solid overall livability66% match
  8. #8ColumbusPopulation 902,449 · mixed overall livability61% match
  9. #9CincinnatiPopulation 308,870 · mixed overall livability61% match
  10. #10ElyriaPopulation 52,780 · mixed overall livability61% match
  11. #11Cuyahoga FallsPopulation 50,916 · mixed overall livability61% match
  12. #12LakewoodPopulation 50,605 · solid overall livability61% match
  13. #13MentorPopulation 47,302 · solid overall livability61% match
  14. #14Huber HeightsPopulation 43,095 · mixed overall livability61% match
  15. #15Grove CityPopulation 41,423 · mixed overall livability61% match
  16. #16ReynoldsburgPopulation 40,926 · mixed overall livability61% match
  17. #17StowPopulation 34,459 · mixed overall livability61% match
  18. #18MedinaPopulation 26,092 · mixed overall livability61% match
  19. #19DaytonPopulation 137,305 · mixed overall livability56% match
  20. #20CantonPopulation 70,589 · mixed overall livability56% match
  21. #21LorainPopulation 65,138 · mixed overall livability56% match
  22. #22YoungstownPopulation 60,048 · solid overall livability56% match
  23. #23MansfieldPopulation 47,630 · solid overall livability56% match
  24. #24MiddletownPopulation 50,514 · mixed overall livability51% match
  25. #25NewarkPopulation 50,062 · mixed 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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