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Best places to live in Greater Akron

35 places with 566,063 residents within about 30 km of Akron, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Akron, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Wadsworth (Ohio)
    Ohio, 21,860 residents    72
  2. 2Kent (Ohio)
    Ohio, 29,810 residents    68
  3. 3Tallmadge
    Ohio, 17,512 residents    67
  4. 4Munroe Falls
    Ohio, 5,019 residents    67
  5. 5Stow (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,797 residents    66
  6. 6New Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 14,275 residents    65
  7. 7Ravenna (Ohio)
    Ohio, 11,619 residents    63
  8. 8Hudson (Ohio)
    Ohio, 22,437 residents    63
  9. 9Streetsboro
    Ohio, 16,312 residents    62
  10. 10Cuyahoga Falls
    Ohio, 49,146 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Stow (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,797 residents    69
  2. 2Munroe Falls
    Ohio, 5,019 residents    69
  3. 3Tallmadge
    Ohio, 17,512 residents    68
  4. 4Barberton (Ohio)
    Ohio, 26,234 residents    67
  5. 5New Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 14,275 residents    67
  6. 6Cuyahoga Falls
    Ohio, 49,146 residents    65
  7. 7Silver Lake (Ohio)
    Ohio, 2,523 residents    64
  8. 8Ravenna (Ohio)
    Ohio, 11,619 residents    64
  9. 9Copley
    Ohio, 13,641 residents    64
  10. 10Kent (Ohio)
    Ohio, 29,810 residents    64

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For remote workers

  1. 1Tallmadge
    Ohio, 17,512 residents    75
  2. 2Stow (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,797 residents    75
  3. 3New Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 14,275 residents    74
  4. 4Barberton (Ohio)
    Ohio, 26,234 residents    73
  5. 5Munroe Falls
    Ohio, 5,019 residents    73
  6. 6Cuyahoga Falls
    Ohio, 49,146 residents    71
  7. 7Green (Ohio)
    Ohio, 25,898 residents    71
  8. 8Kent (Ohio)
    Ohio, 29,810 residents    70
  9. 9Copley
    Ohio, 13,641 residents    70
  10. 10Akron (Ohio)
    Ohio, 197,542 residents    69

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For commuters

  1. 1Akron (Ohio)
    Ohio, 197,542 residents    78
  2. 2Cuyahoga Falls
    Ohio, 49,146 residents    74
  3. 3Tallmadge
    Ohio, 17,512 residents    71
  4. 4Stow (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,797 residents    70
  5. 5Portage Lakes
    Ohio, 6,968 residents    69
  6. 6Munroe Falls
    Ohio, 5,019 residents    69
  7. 7Wadsworth (Ohio)
    Ohio, 21,860 residents    69
  8. 8Fairlawn (Ohio)
    Ohio, 7,413 residents    68
  9. 9Kent (Ohio)
    Ohio, 29,810 residents    67
  10. 10Barberton (Ohio)
    Ohio, 26,234 residents    66

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For single professionals

  1. 1Akron (Ohio)
    Ohio, 197,542 residents    68
  2. 2Cuyahoga Falls
    Ohio, 49,146 residents    62
  3. 3Tallmadge
    Ohio, 17,512 residents    57
  4. 4Stow (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,797 residents    55
  5. 5Portage Lakes
    Ohio, 6,968 residents    55
  6. 6Fairlawn (Ohio)
    Ohio, 7,413 residents    53
  7. 7Hudson (Ohio)
    Ohio, 22,437 residents    50
  8. 8Wadsworth (Ohio)
    Ohio, 21,860 residents    49
  9. 9Kent (Ohio)
    Ohio, 29,810 residents    48
  10. 10New Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 14,275 residents    46

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Wadsworth (Ohio)
    Ohio, 21,860 residents    65
  2. 2Doylestown (Ohio)
    Ohio, 3,075 residents    64
  3. 3Rittman
    Ohio, 6,580 residents    63
  4. 4Cuyahoga Falls
    Ohio, 49,146 residents    63
  5. 5Hudson (Ohio)
    Ohio, 22,437 residents    62
  6. 6Tallmadge
    Ohio, 17,512 residents    62
  7. 7Stow (Ohio)
    Ohio, 34,797 residents    61
  8. 8Munroe Falls
    Ohio, 5,019 residents    61
  9. 9Akron (Ohio)
    Ohio, 197,542 residents    61
  10. 10New Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 14,275 residents    60

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Towns in Greater Akron