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Ranked · Renting · Ohio

Best cities for renters in Ohio

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. 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.Toledo, OH267k residents

    66/100

    2-bedroom rent: $930/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $669/mo · walkability: 42/100

  2. 2.Dayton, OH137k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $929/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $708/mo · walkability: 38/100

  3. 3.Canton, OH70k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $862/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $648/mo · walkability: 34/100

  4. 4.Warren, OH39k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $798/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $392/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Youngstown, OH59k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $729/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $507/mo · walkability: 34/100

  6. 6.Xenia, OH26k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $884/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $617/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Akron, OH189k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $966/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $706/mo · walkability: 38/100

  8. 8.Lorain, OH65k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $867/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $660/mo · walkability: 34/100

  9. 9.Springfield, OH58k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $895/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $629/mo · walkability: 34/100

  10. 10.Elyria, OH53k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $969/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $682/mo · walkability: 34/100

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 for renters in Ohio?
Toledo, OH ranks first with a fit score of 66/100, followed by Dayton (65) and Canton (65), using the "Renting" 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 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.