Rankings · How Kettering ranks in OH
Kettering ranks #18 in Ohio for walkable streets
Kettering is ranked on 37 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 9.
Lists ranked on
37
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
9
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Kettering does best on
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Kettering marked.
At a glance
Kettering lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Kettering’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Kettering does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#169/1022Fewest smokers#175/1022Healthiest#231/1021Fewest uninsured#242/1022Most active#282/1022Closest to a top hospital#313/1022Lowest depression#392/1022 People
Most educated#176/1022 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#186/1022 SafetySafety →
Safest#113/244 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#524/1022Rent easiest to afford#117/217Cheapest rent#658/980Lowest property tax#812/1022 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#277/369 What kind of place
Less snow than 89% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Kettering’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Less snow than 89% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
12 in of snow a year
Fewer homes per newcomer than 89% of OH towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
10.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Wetter than 75% of OH towns
DrierWetter
43 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 74% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
189 days between frosts
Younger than 73% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
38.5 median age
Milder winters than 73% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.5° January low
Hotter summers than 68% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.6° July high
More vacation homes than 66% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 59% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.9% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 57% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+54.3% in home prices, 5 years
More seniors than 53% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.7% of residents are 65+
Next door
Kettering out-ranks 4 of its 10 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.