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Akron vs Cincinnati

207 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+89% in Cincinnati) and property tax bill (+63% in Cincinnati).

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Akron, OHA history townOhio · 189,247 people
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Cincinnati, OHA colonial town, settled 1788Ohio · 311,224 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AkronA history town
HistorySettled in 182563 places on the National Register Outdoors#31 most walkable in OH71 miles of trails across 93 parks and preserves Housing$142K typical home43% below the OH typical home All about Akron →
CincinnatiA colonial town, settled 1788
HistorySettled in 1788293 places on the National Register College town8 collegesUniversity of Cincinnati-Main Campus Outdoors#36 most trails in OH127 miles of trails across 184 parks and preserves All about Cincinnati →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+89%
Homes cost more in Cincinnati
Cincinnati $230,900Akron $122,000
Property tax bill+63%
Tax bills are bigger in Cincinnati
Cincinnati $3,169Akron $1,950
Bachelor’s degree++18.2 pts
More adults in Cincinnati have a degree
Cincinnati 41.8%Akron 23.6%
Growth since 2010+8.5 pts
Cincinnati has grown faster since 2010
Cincinnati +4.2%Akron -4.3%
Trails+79%
Cincinnati has more miles of trail
Cincinnati 127.3 miAkron 71.0 mi
Homeowners+10.9 pts renters
Cincinnati has more renters
Akron 50.7%Cincinnati 39.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Cincinnati

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Akron$930/mo
Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →
Cincinnati$1,590/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $1,001/mo · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Cincinnati and Akron.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Akron gets 31 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AkronCincinnati
Snow a year47″16″
January low20°F22°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)184d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th24th
Outdoors & history
AkronCincinnati
Trails71 mi127 mi
Conserved land11.2%17.2%
Settled18251788
National Register places63293
Archive photos1812
Famous people born here4433
Community
AkronCincinnati
Library hours a week59 hrs54 hrs
Colleges in town28
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Cincinnati places higher on 14 of 22 OH lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DAkronSafer than 6% of U.S. towns D−CincinnatiSafer than 4% of U.S. towns
Schools
CAkronBetter than 29% of districts in the state CCincinnatiBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
DAkronHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns CCincinnatiHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns
7Akron
14Cincinnati

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #856#280 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #95#649 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #848#433 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #888#496 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #342#726 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #863#492 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #958#589 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #521#175

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Akron’s rankings →

Where they are

207 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AkronOHCincinnatiOH
Akron ↔ Cincinnati207 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AkronCincinnati
People
Population 189,247Lowest 311,224Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.3%Lowest OH: +2.3% +4.2%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 36.9±0.6Highest 7% below OH 33.2±0.4Lowest 16% below OH
Kids under 18 21.5%±0.7Highest OH: 22% 20.7%±0.7Lowest OH: 22%
Akron and Cincinnati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±0.7Highest OH: 18.3% 13.5%±0.5Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.6%Lowest OH: 31.5% 41.8%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±0.5Lowest OH: 5.6% 10.6%±0.4Highest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,076±$2kLowest 33% below OH $52,909±$2kHighest 26% below OH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,000±$3kLowest 43% below OH $230,900±$8kHighest 7% above OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $955±$16Lowest 8% below OH $1,001±$20Highest 3% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,950Lowest 31% below OH $3,169Highest 12% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.8%±3Highest OH: 45.9% 50.1%±1.6Lowest OH: 45.9%
Akron and Cincinnati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.3%Lowest OH: 13.3% 25.5%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.7%Highest OH: 67.2% 39.8%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Highest 16 yrs older than OH 1951Lowest 19 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 5% below OH 22 minHighest 4% below OH
Work from home 11.2%±0.9Lowest OH: 13% 15%±0.8Highest OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents 31%Lowest 40.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Lowest 1.77Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cuyahoga Falls (6%)Blue Ash (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CincinnatiFew work in Akron
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.2%Lowest 17.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 71.0 miLowest 127.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 93Lowest 184Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.0Highest 76.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #598 of 624 in OH#578 of 624 in OH
School district Middlebury Academy · Edge LearningRiverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy · T.C.P. World Academy
High school in town Firestone Community Learning CenterWalnut Hills High School
Students per teacherat that high school 14.4Lowest 19.5Highest
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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