What is the #1 best cities for families in ohio?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Woodlawn	3,885	86.60
2	Sharonville	13,989	84.90
3	Columbus	906,480	82.70
4	Cleveland Heights	44,694	82.10
5	Cincinnati	309,595	81.70
6	Yellow Springs	3,655	81.40
7	Norwood	19,023	80.50
8	Bratenahl	1,433	79.30
9	Newburgh Heights	1,805	78.90
10	Lakewood	50,229	78.70
11	West Carrollton	13,008	75.10
12	Reynoldsburg	41,032	74.40
13	Sheffield Lake	8,946	72.60
14	Fairport Harbor	3,092	72.40
15	Lyndhurst	13,854	72.30
16	Findlay	40,280	72.00
17	Oberlin	8,054	71.80
18	Eastlake	17,538	71.70
19	Port Clinton	5,999	71.70
20	Willoughby	23,934	71.50
21	Fairborn	34,506	71.50
22	Cuyahoga Falls	50,864	70.70
23	Vandalia	15,100	70.50
24	South Euclid	21,606	70.50
25	Jefferson	3,347	70.40
26	Cleveland	367,523	70.20
27	Maumee	13,765	70.00
28	Deer Park	5,380	70.00
29	Grandview Heights	8,422	69.70
30	Wooster	27,012	69.60
31	Cheviot	8,655	69.50
32	Willoughby Hills	9,979	69.30
33	Forest Park	19,994	69.10
34	Greenhills	3,693	69.10
35	Ada	4,553	69.00
36	Reading	10,490	69.00
37	Piqua	20,533	68.90
38	Gallipolis	3,352	68.80
39	Akron	189,526	68.80
40	Garfield Heights	29,369	68.50
41	Whitehall	19,974	68.50
42	Toledo	268,461	68.40
43	Circleville	14,144	68.40
44	Dayton	136,741	68.00
45	Springdale	10,983	68.00
46	Riverside	24,432	67.70
47	Euclid	48,991	67.60
48	Wickliffe	12,639	67.60
49	North College Hill	9,564	67.20
50	Mount Healthy	6,932	67.00
51	Kent	27,190	66.80
52	Beachwood	13,850	66.70
53	Canal Fulton	5,326	66.70
54	East Cleveland	13,666	66.70
55	Trotwood	23,041	66.60
56	Blue Ash	13,374	66.50
57	Worthington	14,754	66.20
58	Elyria	52,833	66.20
59	Niles	18,301	66.00
60	St. Bernard	3,998	66.00
61	Wilmington	12,637	65.70
62	Mansfield	47,686	65.50
63	Richmond Heights	10,677	65.50
64	Lorain	65,207	65.30
65	Napoleon	8,561	65.20
66	Gahanna	35,438	64.80
67	Shaker Heights	29,004	64.70
68	Maple Heights	23,350	64.50
69	Middlefield	2,749	64.50
70	Bellaire	3,852	64.30
71	London	10,403	64.00
72	Fairview Park	17,049	64.00
73	Newark	50,393	63.90
74	Ashland	19,008	63.90
75	Moraine	6,503	63.80
76	Canton	70,105	63.80
77	Milford	6,525	63.70
78	Walbridge	3,027	63.50
79	Dover	13,094	63.40
80	Lancaster	40,902	63.20
81	Warrensville Heights	13,585	63.20
82	McConnelsville	2,158	63.10
83	Buckeye Lake	2,513	63.10
84	Chillicothe	21,958	63.00
85	South Charleston	1,655	62.70
86	Xenia	25,555	62.60
87	Wadsworth	24,302	62.60
88	Youngstown	59,605	62.40
89	Newton Falls	4,553	62.30
90	Bedford Heights	10,876	62.30
91	Athens	23,211	62.20
92	Lima	35,304	62.10
93	Hebron	2,474	62.00
94	Greenville	12,748	62.00
95	Painesville	20,453	61.80
96	Fremont	15,851	61.80
97	Westerville	38,543	61.80
98	Middletown	50,607	61.70
99	Barberton	24,977	61.50
100	Chagrin Falls	4,209	61.30
101	North Canton	17,746	61.20
102	Massillon	32,177	61.20
103	Swanton	4,171	61.20
104	Somerset	1,417	61.10
105	Huron	6,824	60.80
106	Ross	2,715	60.70
107	Zanesville	24,726	60.60
108	Salem	11,805	60.60
109	Huber Heights	43,266	60.50
110	Mentor-on-the-Lake	7,117	60.50
111	Amherst	12,796	60.30
112	University Heights	13,508	60.30
113	Centerville	24,815	60.30
114	Lakemore	2,917	60.20
115	Waterville	5,997	60.20
116	Russells Point	1,249	60.10
117	Upper Sandusky	6,580	60.00
118	Portsmouth	17,919	59.90
119	Sidney	20,457	59.90
120	Willowick	14,182	59.90
121	Toronto	5,452	59.80
122	Norton	11,576	59.80
123	Evendale	2,656	59.70
124	Marion	35,771	59.50
125	Middleburg Heights	15,817	59.50
126	Fairfield	44,597	59.30
127	Ravenna	11,286	59.30
128	Englewood	13,388	59.20
129	Heath	10,545	59.10
130	Rocky River	21,490	58.90
131	Bedford	12,960	58.80
132	Parma	80,131	58.70
133	Brooklyn	11,203	58.70
134	Alliance	21,574	58.60
135	Woodville	1,940	58.50
136	Northwood	5,195	58.20
137	Bowling Green	30,051	58.20
138	Fairlawn	7,689	58.20
139	Warren	39,057	58.00
140	Stow	34,317	57.90
141	Independence	7,543	57.90
142	Mayfield Heights	20,082	57.90
143	Sandusky	24,748	57.80
144	Delaware	43,168	57.80
145	Jackson	6,222	57.70
146	Mentor	47,215	57.70
147	Springfield	58,410	57.50
148	Newcomerstown	3,585	57.20
149	Streetsboro	17,514	57.10
150	Hilliard	36,560	57.00
151	Ironton	10,585	57.00
152	Uhrichsville	5,221	56.70
153	Sebring	4,160	56.50
154	Bradner	1,030	56.50
155	Oregon	19,821	56.50
156	Troy	26,716	56.50
157	Amelia	12,482	56.40
158	Defiance	16,830	56.20
159	Grove City	41,831	56.20
160	Wauseon	7,387	56.00
161	Poland	2,415	56.00
162	Marysville	26,540	55.70
163	Gates Mills	2,192	55.60
164	Fairfax	1,615	55.60
165	Steubenville	18,144	55.60
166	Navarre	1,861	55.20
167	Wintersville	3,835	55.10
168	Georgetown	4,147	55.00
169	Hartville	3,355	55.00
170	Nelsonville	3,816	55.00
171	Dillonvale	3,354	55.00
172	Bexley	13,324	55.00
173	Brimfield	3,144	54.70
174	Tallmadge	18,394	54.70
175	Franklin	11,670	54.50
176	Monroeville	1,629	54.40
177	Hubbard	7,600	54.40
178	Westlake	34,036	54.40
179	Richwood	2,303	54.40
180	Miamisburg	19,859	54.20
181	Girard	9,521	54.20
182	Beavercreek	46,787	54.10
183	Harrison	13,460	54.00
184	Kettering	57,442	54.00
185	Groveport	5,916	53.90
186	Cadiz	3,015	53.80
187	Green	27,381	53.70
188	Washington Court House	14,406	53.70
189	Leesburg	1,188	53.70
190	Rittman	6,033	53.60
191	Johnstown	5,247	53.60
192	Eaton	8,353	53.50
193	Belpre	6,668	53.50
194	Montpelier	3,916	53.50
195	Pickerington	23,828	53.40
196	Austintown	30,215	53.30
197	Reminderville	5,370	53.30
198	Holland	1,444	53.30
199	Perrysburg	25,065	53.20
200	Columbiana	6,800	53.20
201	Butler	1,359	53.00
202	Baltimore	2,970	52.90
203	Berea	18,330	52.70
204	Elmwood Place	2,368	52.70
205	Glendale	1,977	52.60
206	Ontario	6,649	52.50
207	Union	6,930	52.50
208	Dublin	49,031	52.20
209	Struthers	9,995	52.10
210	Lexington	4,866	52.10
211	Ashtabula	17,919	52.10
212	Newtown	2,677	52.10
213	Galion	10,358	52.00
214	Bucyrus	11,619	52.00
215	Middleport	2,114	52.00
216	Shelby	8,706	51.80
217	North Olmsted	32,031	51.70
218	Urbana	11,153	51.70
219	Strongsville	46,022	51.70
220	Bellefontaine	14,051	51.70
221	New Vienna	1,130	51.40
222	Lockland	3,493	51.40
223	Marietta	13,282	51.40
224	Seven Hills	11,628	51.30
225	Oakwood	3,526	51.10
226	Clayton	13,269	51.10
227	Brook Park	18,359	51.00
228	Milan	1,591	51.00
229	Lodi	2,757	51.00
230	Lebanon	21,216	51.00
231	Granville	5,916	50.90
232	Sylvania	19,038	50.90
233	Mount Vernon	16,802	50.90
234	Parma Heights	20,616	50.80
235	Waynesville	2,723	50.70
236	Brunswick	35,284	50.70
237	New Albany	10,524	50.70
238	Orrville	8,361	50.70
239	Archbold	4,369	50.70
240	West Liberty	1,438	50.60
241	Louisville	9,560	50.60
242	Medina	26,040	50.40
243	Cridersville	2,018	50.40
244	Clinton	1,111	50.40
245	Mariemont	3,477	50.20
246	Delphos	7,063	50.00
247	Garrettsville	2,806	50.00
248	Wyoming	8,712	50.00
249	New Concord	2,623	50.00
250	Fostoria	12,671	50.00
251	Cambridge	10,046	49.80
252	Orange	3,448	49.70
253	Monroe	15,024	49.50
254	Botkins	1,018	49.50
255	Minerva	3,274	49.40
256	Broadview Heights	19,768	49.40
257	Lewisburg	1,769	49.20
258	Loudonville	3,249	49.20
259	Columbus Grove	1,741	49.20
260	Mount Orab	4,765	49.10
261	Martins Ferry	6,192	48.90
262	Tiltonsville	1,240	48.90
263	Wapakoneta	9,867	48.80
264	Elmore	1,524	48.80
265	Utica	2,180	48.80
266	Twinsburg	19,346	48.80
267	Hicksville	3,228	48.80
268	Germantown	5,796	48.60
269	Van Wert	10,710	48.60
270	Ottawa	4,439	48.60
271	East Liverpool	9,869	48.60
272	Avon	25,082	48.50
273	Mount Gilead	2,909	48.50
274	Shadyside	3,458	48.50
275	New Philadelphia	17,563	48.40
276	Norwalk	17,054	48.20
277	Celina	11,017	48.00
278	Kenton	7,607	48.00
279	Burton	1,634	48.00
280	Loveland	13,280	48.00
281	Golf Manor	3,771	47.80
282	Willard	6,174	47.80
283	Boston Heights	1,436	47.70
284	Uniontown	7,571	47.50
285	Vermilion	10,451	47.10
286	Obetz	6,293	47.00
287	Lordstown	3,329	47.00
288	Ripley	1,626	46.90
289	Montgomery	10,816	46.80
290	Mingo Junction	3,382	46.80
291	Bay Village	15,992	46.60
292	Hillsboro	6,539	46.50
293	Avon Lake	25,456	46.50
294	Amberley	3,838	46.50
295	Lynchburg	1,408	46.10
296	Upper Arlington	36,319	46.00
297	New Franklin	13,830	46.00
298	Tiffin	17,814	46.00
299	Brookville	6,234	46.00
300	Pataskala	18,049	45.80
301	Canfield	7,651	45.80
302	Munroe Falls	5,019	45.80
303	Haskins	1,297	45.60
304	Pioneer	1,276	45.60
305	Logan	7,077	45.50
306	Aurora	17,386	45.50
307	Trenton	13,304	45.40
308	Chesapeake	1,082	45.20
309	Whitehouse	4,757	45.20
310	Plain City	3,712	45.10
311	North Royalton	31,013	45.00
312	Strasburg	2,658	45.00
313	New Richmond	2,750	45.00
314	Elida	2,017	44.80
315	Oxford	22,069	44.80
316	Waverly	4,153	44.70
317	Solon	23,970	44.70
318	Walton Hills	2,083	44.40
319	Bellbrook	7,344	44.20
320	North Ridgeville	36,043	44.10
321	Perry	1,628	44.10
322	Delta	2,728	44.00
323	Plymouth	1,649	44.00
324	Olmsted Falls	8,640	43.90
325	Bluffton	3,799	43.80
326	Wellston	5,426	43.80
327	Madison	3,427	43.70
328	Kirtland	6,913	43.50
329	New Boston	2,392	43.30
330	Frazeysburg	1,377	42.90
331	Conneaut	12,378	42.80
332	Union City	1,367	42.80
333	Macedonia	12,142	42.70
334	Wellington	4,514	42.50
335	Oak Hill	1,646	42.50
336	Greenfield	4,047	42.30
337	St. Marys	8,319	42.30
338	Northfield	3,525	42.10
339	New Lexington	4,479	42.10
340	West Alexandria	1,599	42.00
341	Mason	35,148	42.00
342	Springboro	19,577	41.70
343	South Bloomfield	2,808	41.70
344	Hudson	23,007	41.40
345	Bryan	8,664	41.40
346	Tipp City	10,344	41.20
347	New Lebanon	3,768	41.20
348	Cortland	7,091	41.00
349	Woodsfield	2,415	41.00
350	Hamilton	63,124	40.90
351	Barnesville	3,602	40.80
352	Brecksville	13,656	40.50
353	Powell	14,229	40.50
354	Smithville	1,339	40.30
355	Ottawa Hills	4,796	40.30
356	West Jefferson	4,250	39.80
357	Sunbury	7,335	39.60
358	Ashley	1,455	39.50
359	Batavia	2,706	39.50
360	The Village of Indian Hill	6,048	39.30
361	St. Clairsville	5,043	39.30
362	West Union	2,832	39.20
363	Lisbon	2,567	38.80
364	Apple Creek	1,077	38.10
365	Chardon	5,246	38.00
366	Carlisle	5,460	38.00
367	Genoa	2,011	37.80
368	Cedarville	3,759	37.70
369	Peebles	2,100	37.60
370	Gnadenhutten	1,158	37.40
371	Mayfield	3,330	37.40
372	Grafton	5,665	37.40
373	Hiram	1,363	37.30
374	Commercial Point	3,106	37.00
375	Bainbridge	8,882	36.70
376	Cleves	3,377	36.50
377	Deshler	1,746	36.40
378	Ashville	4,626	36.40
379	Sheffield	4,287	36.00
380	Pomeroy	1,732	36.00
381	Manchester	1,898	35.70
382	Mogadore	3,737	35.50
383	Carrollton	3,073	35.40
384	Fayette	1,074	35.30
385	Crestline	4,467	35.10
386	Pepper Pike	6,807	35.00
387	Minerva Park	2,095	34.80
388	Moreland Hills	3,442	34.80
389	Creston	2,246	34.70
390	Bellevue	8,201	34.10
391	New Bremen	2,650	34.00
392	Highland Heights	8,619	34.00
393	Maineville	2,146	33.70
394	Roaming Shores	2,024	33.50
395	Madeira	9,454	33.40
396	Valley View	1,934	33.40
397	Blanchester	4,681	33.30
398	Millersburg	3,170	33.10
399	South Russell	3,972	32.80
400	Powhatan Point	1,511	32.80
401	South Point	3,228	32.60
402	East Palestine	4,699	32.60
403	Oak Harbor	2,555	32.50
404	Aberdeen	1,449	32.30
405	Minster	3,213	32.30
406	Lowellville	1,047	32.10
407	Lithopolis	2,344	31.80
408	Junction City	1,025	31.10
409	Covington	2,573	31.00
410	Byesville	2,220	30.10
411	Paulding	3,513	30.00
412	Coal Grove	2,144	29.80
413	Spencerville	2,120	29.60
414	Bethel	2,639	29.50
415	Brooklyn Heights	1,492	29.40
416	Fort Loramie	1,460	29.40
417	Sugarcreek	2,614	29.30
418	Enon	2,503	29.30
419	Clyde	6,322	28.90
420	Arcanum	2,850	28.80
421	Kalida	1,711	28.80
422	New Middletown	1,632	28.60
423	East Canton	1,447	28.30
424	Williamsburg	2,598	28.20
425	St. Henry	2,812	28.20
426	New Miami	2,280	28.10
427	Thornville	1,608	28.00
428	Morrow	2,526	27.80
429	Flushing	1,004	27.60
430	South Zanesville	2,137	27.60
431	Pemberville	1,374	27.30
432	Bethesda	1,230	27.30
433	Dresden	1,805	26.60
434	Fort Recovery	1,863	25.90
435	Cardington	1,899	25.90
436	North Baltimore	3,751	25.80
437	Coldwater	4,387	25.80
438	Sabina	2,842	25.60
439	Carey	3,544	25.30
440	Racine	1,022	25.00
441	Windham	1,807	24.90
442	West Milton	4,740	24.80
443	New Paris	1,338	24.20
444	Jamestown	2,241	24.10
445	McArthur	2,052	23.50
446	Mechanicsburg	1,853	23.30
447	New Knoxville	1,056	23.10
448	Fredericktown	2,634	22.90
449	Bellville	2,037	22.70
450	Craig Beach	1,398	22.30
451	Campbell	7,812	22.30
452	Yorkville	1,002	22.20
453	Beverly	1,584	21.70
454	Magnolia	1,069	21.30
455	Brewster	2,112	21.20
456	Dennison	2,356	21.10
457	Leipsic	2,024	20.90
458	Crooksville	2,284	20.60
459	Bridgeport	1,457	20.10
460	St. Paris	2,237	18.00
461	Glouster	1,556	17.70
462	Winchester	1,402	16.20
463	Payne	1,329	15.10
464	West Lafayette	2,759	14.30
465	Camden	1,986	11.70
466	Roseville	1,940	10.90
467	Forest	1,401	8.60
468	Seaman	1,072	4.40

Methodology

Cities in Ohio are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in ohio?: Woodlawn ranks #1 with 86.60 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in ohio?: 1. Woodlawn (86.60), 2. Sharonville (84.90), 3. Columbus (82.70), 4. Cleveland Heights (82.10), 5. Cincinnati (81.70)
How many cities in Ohio are ranked?: This ranking includes 468 cities in Ohio with available data.

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