Rankings · How Newark ranks in OH
How Newark compares across Ohio
Newark is ranked on 35 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
35
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #83 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 22% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Newark does best on
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Newark marked.
At a glance
Newark lands in the top half on 9 of 22 lists
Each dot is Newark’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Newark does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Lowest property tax#355/1022Rent easiest to afford#83/217Most affordable#425/1022Cheapest rent#548/980 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#451/1022 HealthHealth →
Most active#400/1022Lowest obesity#675/1022Fewest uninsured#676/1022Healthiest#696/1021Fewest smokers#746/1022Lowest depression#825/1022Closest to a top hospital#864/1022 People
Most educated#539/1022 SafetySafety →
Safest#188/244 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 90% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Newark’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 90% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+64.2% in home prices, 5 years
Shorter growing season than 86% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
167 days between frosts
Less snow than 83% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
15 in of snow a year
More vacation homes than 73% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 71% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
38.8 median age
Fewer seniors than 69% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.2% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 62% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.4° July high
More kids than 52% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.2% of residents are under 18
Colder winters than 52% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
20.1° January low
Drier than 51% of OH towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Next door
Newark out-ranks 1 of its 6 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.