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Cincinnati vs Akron

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

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Cincinnati, OHA colonial town, settled 1788Ohio · 311,224 people
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Akron, OHA history townOhio · 189,247 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Cincinnati$1,590/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $1,001/mo · Housing →
Akron$930/mo
Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $955/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
CincinnatiAkron
Snow a year16″47″
January low22°F20°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)191d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th19th
Outdoors & history
CincinnatiAkron
Trails127 mi71 mi
Conserved land17.2%11.2%
Settled17881825
National Register places29363
Archive photos1218
Famous people born here3344
Community
CincinnatiAkron
Library hours a week54 hrs59 hrs
Colleges in town82
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
D−CincinnatiSafer than 4% of U.S. towns DAkronSafer than 6% of U.S. towns
Schools
CCincinnatiBetter than 30% of districts in the state CAkronBetter than 29% of districts in the state
Health
CCincinnatiHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns DAkronHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns
14Cincinnati
7Akron

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

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

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

Where they are

207 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CincinnatiOHAkronOH
Cincinnati ↔ Akron207 miles apart
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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.

CincinnatiAkron
People
Population 311,224Highest 189,247Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2%Highest OH: +2.3% -4.3%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 33.2±0.4Lowest 16% below OH 36.9±0.6Highest 7% below OH
Kids under 18 20.7%±0.7Lowest OH: 22% 21.5%±0.7Highest OH: 22%
Akron and Cincinnati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.5%±0.5Lowest OH: 18.3% 16%±0.7Highest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.8%Highest OH: 31.5% 23.6%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.6%±0.4Highest OH: 5.6% 6.6%±0.5Lowest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,909±$2kHighest 26% below OH $48,076±$2kLowest 33% below OH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,900±$8kHighest 7% above OH $122,000±$3kLowest 43% below OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,001±$20Highest 3% below OH $955±$16Lowest 8% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,169Highest 12% above OH $1,950Lowest 31% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.1%±1.6Lowest OH: 45.9% 53.8%±3Highest 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 25.5%Highest OH: 13.3% 23.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 39.8%Lowest OH: 67.2% 50.7%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 19 yrs older than OH 1954Highest 16 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below OH 22 minLowest 5% below OH
Work from home 15%±0.8Highest OH: 13% 11.2%±0.9Lowest OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents 40.4%Highest 31%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 8.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.77Highest 1.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Blue Ash (3%)Cuyahoga Falls (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AkronFew work in Cincinnati
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.2%Highest 11.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 127.3 miHighest 71.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 184Highest 93Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.6Lowest 94.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #578 of 624 in OH#598 of 624 in OH
School district Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy · T.C.P. World AcademyMiddlebury Academy · Edge Learning
High school in town Walnut Hills High SchoolFirestone Community Learning Center
Students per teacherat that high school 19.5Highest 14.4Lowest
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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