?WhereToHQ

Ranked · Pick an HQ · Ohio

Best cities to put your HQ in Ohio

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Pick an HQ” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Avon Lake, OH26k residents

    61/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 56.7% · avg. weekly wage: $1,116/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  2. 2.North Ridgeville, OH37k residents

    60/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,116/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  3. 3.Shaker Heights, OH29k residents

    60/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 69.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,313/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  4. 4.Troy, OH27k residents

    60/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,106/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  5. 5.Springfield, OH58k residents

    59/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7% · avg. weekly wage: $1,024/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  6. 6.Cleveland Heights, OH44k residents

    59/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 58.7% · avg. weekly wage: $1,313/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  7. 7.Upper Arlington, OH36k residents

    58/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 79.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,313/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  8. 8.Cincinnati, OH311k residents

    57/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,518/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  9. 9.Elyria, OH53k residents

    57/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,116/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

  10. 10.Kent, OH27k residents

    57/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 47.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,172/wk · corporate income tax: 0%

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best to put your HQ in Ohio?
Avon Lake, OH ranks first with a fit score of 61/100, followed by North Ridgeville (60) and Shaker Heights (60), using the "Pick an HQ" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.