Rankings · How Stow ranks in OH
Stow ranks #87 in Ohio for fewest smokers
Stow 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: #87 fewest smokers
Top-quarter finishes
9
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 10% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Stow does best on
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Stow marked.
At a glance
Stow lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Stow’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Stow does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#87/1022Fewest uninsured#116/1022Most active#120/1022Healthiest#131/1021Lowest obesity#169/1022Lowest depression#392/1022Closest to a top hospital#452/1022 People
Most educated#128/1022 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#180/369 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#501/1022 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#96/217Most affordable#709/1022Lowest property tax#816/1022Cheapest rent#792/980 SafetySafety →
Safest#150/244 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 87% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Stow’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 87% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+47.4% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 80% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
45 in of snow a year
Cooler summers than 78% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.9° July high
Shorter growing season than 75% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
173 days between frosts
Drier than 74% of OH towns
DrierWetter
40 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 65% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 64% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.3% of residents are under 18
Colder winters than 61% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.7° January low
More seniors than 51% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.5% of residents are 65+
Older than 50% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
41.5 median age
Next door
Stow out-ranks 6 of its 8 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.