Rankings · How Niles ranks in OH
Niles ranks #68 in Ohio for affordability
Niles is ranked on 31 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
31
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #68 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 10% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 98% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Niles’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 98% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
157 days between frosts
Fewer kids than 89% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.3% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 84% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+61.7% in home prices, 5 years
More seniors than 79% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.3% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 70% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.7% of homes are seasonal
Older than 63% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
43.2 median age
More snow than 62% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
28 in of snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Niles does best on
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Niles marked.
At a glance
Niles lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Niles’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Niles does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#68/1022Lowest property tax#118/1022Cheapest rent#183/980Rent easiest to afford#124/217 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#351/1022 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#392/1022Lowest obesity#587/1022Fewest uninsured#676/1022Most active#731/1022Fewest smokers#746/1022Healthiest#777/1021Closest to a top hospital#910/1022 People
Most educated#597/1022 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#264/369 SafetySafety →
Safest#221/262 Next door
Niles out-ranks 2 of its 5 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.