WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in Ohio

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
1 "Settle here" picks
14 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in Ohio

Cleveland, Cleveland is the top-rated neighborhood in Ohio — our highest verdict.

Top 25 Neighborhoods in Ohio

#1

Cleveland

Settle here

Cleveland, OH

Price

$283K

Walk

74/100

Schools

6.9/10

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#2

Columbus

Good for now

Columbus, OH

Price

$485K

Walk

71/100

Schools

7/10

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#3

Beavercreek

Good for now

Beavercreek, OH

Price

$289K

Walk

13/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#4

Lakewood

Good for now

Lakewood, OH

Price

$221K

Walk

59/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#5

Cincinnati

Good for now

Cincinnati, OH

Price

$433K

Walk

42/100

Schools

6.2/10

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#6

Parma

Good for now

Parma, OH

Price

$141K

Walk

40/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#7

Dublin

Good for now

Dublin, OH

Price

$386K

Walk

27/100

Schools

7/10

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#8

Cleveland

Good for now

Cleveland, OH

Price

$190K

Walk

28/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#9

Westerville

Good for now

Westerville, OH

Price

$278K

Walk

3/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#10

Cincinnati

Good for now

Cincinnati, OH

Price

$483K

Walk

31/100

Schools

6.1/10

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#11

Cincinnati

Good for now

Cincinnati, OH

Price

$355K

Walk

25/100

Schools

6.1/10

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#12

Middletown

Good for now

Middletown, OH

Price

$173K

Walk

9/100

Schools

6.9/10

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#13

Columbus

Good for now

Columbus, OH

Price

$268K

Walk

4/100

Schools

7/10

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#14

Cleveland

Good for now

Cleveland, OH

Price

$101K

Walk

6/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#15

Hamilton

Good for now

Hamilton, OH

Price

$255K

Schools

6.6/10

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#16

Cleveland

Think twice

Cleveland, OH

Price

$232K

Walk

77/100

Schools

6.9/10

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#17

Dayton

Think twice

Dayton, OH

Price

$110K

Walk

70/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#18

Cleveland

Think twice

Cleveland, OH

Price

$100K

Walk

59/100

Schools

6.9/10

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#19

Akron

Think twice

Akron, OH

Price

$450K

Walk

63/100

Schools

6.3/10

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#20

Youngstown

Think twice

Youngstown, OH

Price

$70K

Walk

51/100

Schools

7/10

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#21

Hilliard

Think twice

Hilliard, OH

Price

$299K

Walk

38/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#22

Lorain

Think twice

Lorain, OH

Price

$98K

Walk

27/100

Schools

6.6/10

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#23

Columbus

Think twice

Columbus, OH

Price

$350K

Walk

29/100

Schools

6.6/10

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#24

Canton

Think twice

Canton, OH

Walk

25/100

Schools

6.6/10

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#25

Elyria

Think twice

Elyria, OH

Price

$137K

Walk

30/100

Schools

6.2/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in Ohio

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Ohio average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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