Ohio cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

270 Ohio cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

What to know if you’re moving here

Across 249 tracked Ohio cities, the median home is $245,801 — more affordable than most states, and prices are still rising. Expect four-season climate at the state level. Main natural-disaster exposure: tornado. Median household income runs near $67,800. Likely a strong fit for budget-conscious movers and remote workers.

270
Cities tracked
$244,878
Median home (state)
258
Rising / Hot
2
Cooling / Declining

Austintown

pop 29,594
85
Hot$179,179 · +7.8%

Fort Shawnee

pop 6,263
84
Hot$217,153 · +9.7%

Champion Heights

pop 6,386
83
Hot$185,120 · +7.9%

Campbell

pop 7,751
82
Hot$107,490 · +12.0%

Wheelersburg

pop 6,531
82
Hot$192,905 · +8.3%

Trotwood

pop 23,073
81
Hot$137,805 · +8.8%

Warren

pop 38,683
79
Hot$125,835 · +7.8%

Shelby

pop 9,238
78
Hot$184,914 · +9.5%

Mansfield

pop 47,593
77
Rising$150,626 · +7.2%

Niles

pop 18,238
77
Rising$134,311 · +8.3%

Mount Vernon

pop 17,329
77
Rising$249,618 · +7.1%

Circleville

pop 14,433
77
Rising$289,476 · +5.3%

Struthers

pop 9,891
77
Rising$135,516 · +6.4%

Carlisle

pop 5,855
77
Rising$283,943 · +4.3%

Ada

pop 5,293
77
Rising$223,865 · +10.1%

Northgate

pop 7,277
77
Rising$237,722 · +3.9%

Shiloh

pop 10,952
77
Rising$151,356 · +3.3%

North Ridgeville

pop 37,504
76
Rising$327,143 · +4.9%

Trenton

pop 14,131
76
Rising$281,363 · +2.8%

Van Wert

pop 11,123
76
Rising$181,857 · +6.2%

Eaton

pop 8,337
76
Rising$248,193 · +7.6%

Columbiana

pop 6,773
76
Rising$246,346 · +6.3%

Ontario

pop 6,648
76
Rising$234,727 · +6.9%

Hillsboro

pop 6,599
76
Rising$206,579 · +6.1%

Amelia

pop 12,575
76
Rising$310,792 · +4.4%

Dry Run

pop 7,672
76
Rising$553,478 · +4.8%

Turpin Hills

pop 5,162
76
Rising$535,807 · +4.4%

Youngstown

pop 59,123
75
Rising$71,351 · +6.6%

Springfield

pop 58,138
75
Rising$190,032 · +4.7%

Avon Lake

pop 26,342
75
Rising$425,676 · +5.4%

Centerville

pop 26,311
75
Rising$388,266 · +3.7%

Xenia

pop 26,067
75
Rising$255,623 · +5.7%

Sidney

pop 20,392
75
Rising$213,087 · +8.4%

Ashtabula

pop 17,775
75
Rising$151,251 · +6.1%

Harrison

pop 13,526
75
Rising$319,135 · +4.1%

West Carrollton

pop 12,911
75
Rising$177,185 · +7.8%

Coshocton

pop 11,114
75
Rising$162,128 · +6.9%

Bedford Heights

pop 10,791
75
Rising$194,458 · +7.2%

Galion

pop 10,304
75
Rising$171,878 · +7.0%

Louisville

pop 9,793
75
Rising$244,161 · +5.1%

Girard

pop 9,454
75
Rising$149,013 · +6.9%

Union

pop 7,076
75
Rising$210,545 · +4.5%

The Village of Indian Hill

pop 6,090
75
Rising$1,664,597 · +8.5%

Northridge

pop 7,518
75
Rising$101,841 · -0.1%

Groesbeck

pop 7,365
75
Rising$237,334 · +2.7%

Marion

pop 35,576
74
Rising$169,625 · +6.6%

Avon

pop 25,573
74
Rising$476,283 · +5.4%

Athens

pop 24,824
74
Rising$242,155 · +6.3%

Lebanon

pop 21,995
74
Rising$399,831 · +2.3%

Ashland

pop 18,770
74
Rising$232,270 · +6.9%

Brecksville

pop 13,951
74
Rising$442,460 · +5.8%

Clayton

pop 13,296
74
Rising$256,889 · +5.7%

Amherst

pop 13,048
74
Rising$279,144 · +5.4%

Celina

pop 10,945
74
Rising$237,734 · +7.8%

Grandview Heights

pop 9,184
74
Rising$563,418 · +4.3%

Sheffield Lake

pop 9,035
74
Rising$207,817 · +5.8%

Hubbard

pop 7,565
74
Rising$169,283 · +7.2%

Upper Sandusky

pop 6,627
74
Rising$204,315 · +9.7%

Germantown

pop 5,863
74
Rising$267,987 · +6.0%

Johnstown

pop 5,356
74
Rising$441,577 · +3.9%

Bridgetown

pop 14,731
74
Rising$227,848 · +2.7%

Parma

pop 79,350
73
Rising$215,651 · +5.4%

Lorain

pop 65,751
73
Rising$154,076 · +3.2%

Lima

pop 34,690
73
Rising$151,247 · +6.0%

Troy

pop 27,122
73
Rising$282,582 · +3.6%

Wadsworth

pop 24,753
73
Rising$317,288 · +4.4%

Maple Heights

pop 23,081
73
Rising$133,973 · +4.6%

Piqua

pop 20,940
73
Rising$179,836 · +2.8%

Norwalk

pop 17,172
73
Rising$212,396 · +7.8%

Fremont

pop 15,814
73
Rising$175,443 · +6.5%

Englewood

pop 13,282
73
Rising$238,143 · +5.3%

Dover

pop 12,946
73
Rising$231,775 · +8.2%

Conneaut

pop 12,357
73
Rising$141,716 · +5.8%

Brooklyn

pop 11,072
73
Rising$205,250 · +6.2%

Cortland

pop 7,069
73
Rising$229,584 · +6.3%

South Lebanon

pop 6,923
73
Rising$388,953 · +2.6%

Chesterland

pop 7,074
73
Rising$374,219 · +3.0%

Covedale

pop 6,472
73
Rising$272,009 · +1.9%

Uniontown

pop 7,173
73
Rising$319,353 · +3.2%

Cuyahoga Falls

pop 50,979
72
Rising$217,369 · +4.7%

Grove City

pop 44,019
72
Rising$334,192 · +1.4%

Lancaster

pop 41,671
72
Rising$274,906 · +3.3%

Fairborn

pop 35,105
72
Rising$205,644 · +3.7%

Pickerington

pop 25,814
72
Rising$422,128 · +0.7%

Riverside

pop 24,472
72
Rising$173,970 · +4.8%

Rocky River

pop 21,468
72
Rising$400,190 · +6.2%

Parma Heights

pop 20,524
72
Rising$217,955 · +6.1%

Miamisburg

pop 20,253
72
Rising$264,542 · +4.6%

Steubenville

pop 18,029
72
Rising$127,887 · +5.5%

Monroe

pop 15,950
72
Rising$351,601 · +2.4%

Greenville

pop 12,701
72
Rising$199,270 · +6.7%

Heath

pop 10,822
72
Rising$306,283 · +3.6%

Vermilion

pop 10,733
72
Rising$265,341 · +4.8%

Canal Winchester

pop 10,060
72
Rising$415,491 · +0.5%

Delphos

pop 7,074
72
Rising$196,740 · +5.4%

Moraine

pop 6,603
72
Rising$163,378 · +3.5%

Clyde

pop 6,360
72
Rising$190,956 · +5.5%

Granville

pop 6,308
72
Rising$513,028 · +2.4%

Grafton

pop 5,804
72
Rising$310,412 · +6.2%

Whitehouse

pop 5,083
72
Rising$377,350 · +4.9%

Kenwood

pop 7,570
72
Rising$524,314 · +2.7%

Toledo

pop 265,638
71
Rising$130,101 · +5.1%

Hamilton

pop 63,953
71
Rising$302,402 · +3.7%

Elyria

pop 53,604
71
Rising$186,073 · +3.8%

Newark

pop 51,424
71
Rising$244,878 · +3.0%

Lakewood

pop 49,517
71
Rising$292,627 · +5.1%

Massillon

pop 32,750
71
Rising$216,229 · +3.1%

Broadview Heights

pop 19,792
71
Rising$370,310 · +6.0%

Pataskala

pop 18,493
71
Rising$388,645 · +2.6%

New Philadelphia

pop 17,378
71
Rising$207,574 · +7.3%

Bay Village

pop 15,903
71
Rising$418,537 · +5.6%

Bellefontaine

pop 14,100
71
Rising$241,407 · +4.5%

Beachwood

pop 13,820
71
Rising$491,870 · +6.1%

Warrensville Heights

pop 13,450
71
Rising$135,495 · +4.8%

Wilmington

pop 12,639
71
Rising$270,517 · +4.4%

Ravenna

pop 11,236
71
Rising$217,045 · +5.6%

Montgomery

pop 10,952
71
Rising$686,320 · +4.1%

London

pop 10,743
71
Rising$281,692 · +2.2%

Tipp City

pop 10,596
71
Rising$347,953 · +3.2%

Cambridge

pop 10,036
71
Rising$169,553 · +4.6%

Wapakoneta

pop 9,817
71
Rising$233,628 · +5.8%

Olmsted Falls

pop 8,676
71
Rising$300,781 · +4.0%

St. Marys

pop 8,376
71
Rising$204,320 · +5.8%

Canfield

pop 7,628
71
Rising$323,322 · +4.5%

Kirtland

pop 6,914
71
Rising$409,317 · +5.9%

Pepper Pike

pop 6,881
71
Rising$704,881 · +5.1%

Geneva

pop 5,871
71
Rising$203,623 · +4.5%

New Carlisle

pop 5,511
71
Rising$253,968 · +4.0%

Montrose-Ghent

pop 5,254
71
Rising$524,352 · +2.8%

Canton

pop 69,211
70
Rising$171,986 · +5.1%

Mentor

pop 47,113
70
Rising$272,562 · +3.9%

Delaware

pop 46,521
70
Rising$411,945 · +0.3%

Reynoldsburg

pop 42,897
70
Rising$299,619 · +1.1%

Mason

pop 36,046
70
Rising$512,264 · +2.1%

North Olmsted

pop 31,690
70
Rising$274,861 · +5.4%

Marysville

pop 29,276
70
Rising$370,126 · +1.8%

Garfield Heights

pop 29,014
70
Rising$135,429 · +2.4%

Kent

pop 27,720
70
Rising$245,801 · +4.2%

Perrysburg

pop 25,313
70
Rising$334,267 · +2.6%

Zanesville

pop 24,916
70
Rising$199,357 · +1.3%

Alliance

pop 21,523
70
Rising$162,525 · +3.9%

Painesville

pop 20,660
70
Rising$225,156 · +3.8%

Forest Park

pop 20,033
70
Rising$240,766 · +2.3%

Oregon

pop 19,726
70
Rising$226,032 · +5.1%

Tallmadge

pop 18,412
70
Rising$285,686 · +4.1%

Berea

pop 17,998
70
Rising$242,994 · +5.6%

Streetsboro

pop 17,877
70
Rising$281,139 · +2.8%

Middleburg Heights

pop 15,672
70
Rising$276,320 · +5.0%

Loveland

pop 13,277
70
Rising$450,042 · +3.3%

University Heights

pop 13,265
70
Rising$282,614 · +3.9%

Franklin

pop 11,758
70
Rising$266,810 · +3.2%

New Albany

pop 11,604
70
Rising$636,809 · +2.0%

Norton

pop 11,423
70
Rising$247,364 · +5.4%

Urbana

pop 11,211
70
Rising$202,830 · +3.0%

Madeira

pop 9,542
70
Rising$540,670 · +4.2%

Obetz

pop 7,306
70
Rising$276,067 · -0.8%

Waterville

pop 6,022
70
Rising$340,722 · +4.6%

Brookville

pop 5,946
70
Rising$266,690 · +4.5%

Canal Fulton

pop 5,382
70
Rising$266,577 · +3.8%

Akron

pop 189,664
69
Rising$140,512 · +2.5%

Kettering

pop 57,028
69
Rising$245,830 · +3.5%

Middletown

pop 52,291
69
Rising$258,008 · +2.4%

Euclid

pop 48,421
69
Rising$146,798 · +3.0%

Beavercreek

pop 48,012
69
Rising$334,858 · +2.1%

Strongsville

pop 45,768
69
Rising$364,043 · +4.1%

Fairfield

pop 45,094
69
Rising$281,401 · +3.3%

Findlay

pop 40,343
69
Rising$240,906 · +2.3%

Brunswick

pop 35,166
69
Rising$317,626 · +4.1%

Westlake

pop 34,232
69
Rising$418,648 · +4.7%

Stow

pop 34,101
69
Rising$289,336 · +3.4%

North Royalton

pop 30,894
69
Rising$338,964 · +4.4%

Willoughby

pop 24,208
69
Rising$242,398 · +3.8%

Solon

pop 23,875
69
Rising$460,321 · +4.8%

Hudson

pop 23,073
69
Rising$549,417 · +4.2%

Aurora

pop 17,985
69
Rising$431,237 · +2.3%

Tiffin

pop 17,729
69
Rising$187,700 · +4.9%

Fairview Park

pop 16,860
69
Rising$283,285 · +4.1%

Vandalia

pop 15,013
69
Rising$244,042 · +4.9%

Washington Court House

pop 14,446
69
Rising$229,267 · +2.1%

Sharonville

pop 14,040
69
Rising$288,309 · +3.1%

Blue Ash

pop 13,616
69
Rising$457,021 · +2.6%

Fostoria

pop 13,063
69
Rising$139,250 · +3.5%

Bedford

pop 12,834
69
Rising$155,544 · +3.6%

Seven Hills

pop 11,560
69
Rising$305,270 · +4.3%

Reading

pop 10,482
69
Rising$237,378 · +1.6%

Sunbury

pop 9,705
69
Rising$491,454 · +1.5%

Highland Heights

pop 8,612
69
Rising$426,352 · +4.8%

Kenton

pop 7,857
69
Rising$174,815 · +4.6%

Bellbrook

pop 7,532
69
Rising$322,199 · +2.1%

Logan

pop 7,142
69
Rising$261,000 · +4.6%

Mount Healthy

pop 6,916
69
Rising$193,598 · +1.2%

Deer Park

pop 5,437
69
Rising$264,306 · +1.8%

Chardon

pop 5,233
69
Rising$366,811 · +4.5%

Cincinnati

pop 314,915
68
Rising$252,784 · +1.6%

Huber Heights

pop 43,590
68
Rising$212,349 · +3.9%

Hilliard

pop 38,832
68
Rising$387,636 · +0.9%

Medina

pop 25,757
68
Rising$378,804 · +4.0%

Barberton

pop 24,624
68
Rising$155,726 · +3.2%

Twinsburg

pop 19,504
68
Rising$355,432 · +2.4%

Defiance

pop 17,180
68
Rising$182,777 · +3.3%

Wickliffe

pop 12,659
68
Rising$196,059 · +2.7%

Salem

pop 11,685
68
Rising$184,043 · +4.0%

Willoughby Hills

pop 9,986
68
Rising$356,137 · +4.1%

Napoleon

pop 8,724
68
Rising$212,513 · +4.2%

Oberlin

pop 8,587
68
Rising$242,622 · +2.9%

Fairlawn

pop 7,773
68
Rising$313,623 · +2.9%

Independence

pop 7,518
68
Rising$361,415 · +5.2%

Dayton

pop 136,346
67
Rising$138,867 · +1.3%

Upper Arlington

pop 36,140
67
Rising$645,368 · +3.7%

Chillicothe

pop 21,769
67
Rising$198,856 · +3.1%

Whitehall

pop 19,940
67
Rising$199,103 · +1.7%

Mayfield Heights

pop 19,886
67
Rising$231,675 · +3.4%

Sylvania

pop 19,102
67
Rising$320,819 · +2.7%

North Canton

pop 17,677
67
Rising$287,878 · +3.8%

Eastlake

pop 17,423
67
Rising$206,550 · +3.2%

Worthington

pop 14,649
67
Rising$487,662 · +3.1%

Lyndhurst

pop 13,700
67
Rising$234,742 · +3.3%

Marietta

pop 13,039
67
Rising$187,769 · +7.0%

Richmond Heights

pop 10,552
67
Rising$242,792 · +3.4%

Cheviot

pop 8,640
67
Rising$184,759 · +0.4%

Bryan

pop 8,601
67
Rising$191,520 · +3.1%

Gahanna

pop 35,544
66
Rising$380,320 · +2.8%

South Euclid

pop 21,363
66
Rising$181,747 · +0.8%

Springboro

pop 19,646
66
Rising$431,051 · +0.6%

Macedonia

pop 12,139
66
Rising$341,729 · +2.6%

Bucyrus

pop 11,567
66
Rising$159,994 · +2.9%

Springdale

pop 11,183
66
Rising$238,809 · +1.2%

Oakwood

pop 9,400
66
Rising$402,442 · +3.4%

Wyoming

pop 8,781
66
Rising$490,139 · +2.0%

Bellevue

pop 8,166
66
Rising$184,647 · +1.5%

Huron

pop 6,630
66
Rising$305,069 · +3.2%

Willard

pop 6,106
66
Rising$161,962 · +3.3%

Martins Ferry

pop 6,050
66
Rising$99,130 · +8.8%

Uhrichsville

pop 5,122
66
Rising$144,218 · +3.4%

Blacklick Estates

pop 8,990
66
Rising$213,614 · -1.4%

Columbus

pop 933,263
65
Rising$248,749 · -0.6%

Cleveland Heights

pop 44,064
65
Rising$207,809 · +0.8%

Shaker Heights

pop 28,689
65
Rising$350,377 · +4.3%

Oxford

pop 22,585
65
Rising$336,437 · +2.2%

Willowick

pop 14,159
65
Rising$194,372 · +1.5%

Maumee

pop 13,625
65
Rising$278,728 · +2.8%

Reminderville

pop 5,345
65
Rising$354,754 · +1.8%

Lincoln Village

pop 9,702
65
Rising$214,491 · -1.7%

Dent

pop 12,301
65
Rising$269,277 · +1.0%

Norwood

pop 19,455
64
Rising$250,518 · -1.8%

Wauseon

pop 7,455
64
Rising$226,120 · +1.3%

Belpre

pop 6,588
64
Rising$183,697 · +3.8%

Groveport

pop 5,867
64
Rising$315,817 · +0.4%

Toronto

pop 5,187
64
Rising$132,867 · +2.9%

Bowling Green

pop 30,463
63
Rising$260,486 · +2.0%

Portsmouth

pop 17,489
63
Rising$92,004 · +2.0%

Powell

pop 14,613
63
Rising$572,617 · -0.4%

Ironton

pop 10,147
63
Rising$123,238 · +3.8%

Milford

pop 6,433
63
Rising$335,222 · +2.6%

Port Clinton

pop 5,915
63
Rising$274,692 · +0.4%

Westerville

pop 38,612
62
Rising$450,607 · +1.4%

Rossford

pop 6,353
62
Rising$194,289 · +0.3%

Bainbridge

pop 9,242
62
Rising$170,539 · -0.4%

Wooster

pop 26,982
61
Stable$259,840 · +4.1%

Bexley

pop 12,793
61
Stable$581,195 · +3.4%

Rittman

pop 6,119
61
Stable$202,308 · +5.0%

Dublin

pop 49,456
60
Stable$566,623 · +1.0%

Cleveland

pop 365,379
58
Stable$117,703 · -2.1%

Sandusky

pop 24,174
58
Stable$151,313 · -2.2%

Orrville

pop 8,442
57
Stable$236,666 · +3.2%

Wellston

pop 5,493
52
Stable$118,864 · -4.0%

Jackson

pop 6,226
50
Stable$173,011 · -2.5%

Northwood

pop 5,222
48
Stable$181,779 · -2.7%

East Liverpool

pop 9,651
45
Cooling$103,040 · -3.3%

East Cleveland

pop 13,402
36
Cooling$79,096 · -13.2%

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