Best counties to live in Ohio

- Overall Rank: 933
- Population: 42,321
- Median household income: $73,278
- Median home value: $192,800 (79% own)
- Median rent: $749 (21% rent)
- Top public schools: Coldwater Middle School (grade A), Fort Recovery Middle School (grade A minus), St. Henry Elementary School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Immaculate Conception School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Coldwater (grade A minus), Celina (grade B), St. Henry (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 896
- Population: 38,300
- Median household income: $69,302
- Median home value: $147,600 (77% own)
- Median rent: $808 (23% rent)
- Top public schools: Ayersville Elementary School (grade A minus), Hicksville Elementary School (grade A minus), Tinora Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: Holy Cross Catholic School (grade unavailable), St. John Lutheran School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Hicksville (grade B+), Defiance (grade B+), Richland Township (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 886
- Population: 208,851
- Median household income: $79,573
- Median home value: $224,800 (74% own)
- Median rent: $984 (26% rent)
- Top public schools: Boyd E. Smith Elementary School (grade A minus), Meadowview Elementary School (grade A minus), McCormick Elementary School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Milford Christian Academy (grade B+), St. Veronica Catholic School (grade A minus), St. Columban Elementary School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Milford (grade A), Mount Repose (grade A minus), Mulberry (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 875
- Population: 102,087
- Median household income: $58,976
- Median home value: $147,000 (67% own)
- Median rent: $844 (33% rent)
- Top public schools: Bluffton Elementary School (grade A), Maplewood Elementary School (grade A minus), Shawnee Middle School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Lima Central Catholic High School (grade B+), Delphos St. John's Catholic School (grade B minus), Temple Christian School (grade B minus)
- Top places: Bluffton (grade A), Fort Shawnee (grade A minus), Delphos (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 870
- Population: 108,818
- Median household income: $71,440
- Median home value: $190,900 (73% own)
- Median rent: $906 (27% rent)
- Top public schools: Newton Elementary School (grade A), Nevin Coppock Elementary School (grade A), L.T. Ball Intermediate School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Troy Christian School (grade B+), Troy Christian Elementary School (grade unavailable), St. Patrick School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Tipp City (grade A), Troy (grade A minus), Covington (grade B)

- Overall Rank: 847
- Population: 161,217
- Median household income: $69,796
- Median home value: $197,100 (71% own)
- Median rent: $990 (29% rent)
- Top public schools: Aurora High School (grade A), Leighton Elementary School (grade A), Harmon Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: St. Patrick Elementary School (grade unavailable), St. Joseph Elementary School (grade unavailable), Valley Christian Academy (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Aurora (grade A+), Hiram (grade A), Kent (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 834
- Population: 313,101
- Median household income: $67,272
- Median home value: $191,900 (73% own)
- Median rent: $886 (27% rent)
- Top public schools: Avon Middle School (grade A), Avon Heritage Elementary School (grade A), Learwood Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Lake Ridge Academy (grade A+), Elyria Catholic High School (grade A minus), First Baptist Christian School (grade A minus)
- Top places: Avon (grade A+), Oberlin (grade A+), Avon Lake (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 813
- Population: 116,680
- Median household income: $70,320
- Median home value: $189,800 (75% own)
- Median rent: $824 (25% rent)
- Top public schools: Norwayne Middle School (grade A minus), Hazel Harvey Elementary School (grade A minus), Dalton Middle School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Central Christian School (grade B), Kingsway Christian School (grade B minus), St. Mary of Immaculate Conception School (grade A)
- Top places: Doylestown (grade A minus), Orrville (grade A minus), Wooster (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 625
- Population: 40,367
- Median household income: $69,515
- Median home value: $179,100 (82% own)
- Median rent: $846 (18% rent)
- Top public schools: Oak Harbor Middle School (grade A minus), R.C. Waters Elementary School (grade B+), Danbury High School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: Immaculate Conception School (grade unavailable), St. Boniface Catholic School and Preschool (grade unavailable), Ottawa County Christian Academy (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Port Clinton (grade B+), Genoa (grade B+), Curtice (grade B)

- Overall Rank: 602
- Population: 159,371
- Median household income: $82,969
- Median home value: $247,800 (75% own)
- Median rent: $1,042 (25% rent)
- Top public schools: Toll Gate Middle School (grade A minus), Pickerington High School North (grade A minus), Pickerington High School Central (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: William V. Fisher Catholic High School (grade A minus), Fairfield Christian Academy (grade B minus), St. Mary Elementary School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Pickerington (grade A), Millersport (grade B minus), Lancaster (grade B minus)

- Overall Rank: 564
- Population: 374,199
- Median household income: $63,130
- Median home value: $164,900 (68% own)
- Median rent: $838 (32% rent)
- Top public schools: Strausser Elementary School (grade A), Lake Primary School (grade A), Clearmount Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: St. Thomas Aquinas High School & Middle School (grade A minus), Central Catholic High School (grade A minus), Lake Center Christian School (grade B)
- Top places: Greentown (grade A), North Canton (grade A), Uniontown (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 542
- Population: 232,236
- Median household income: $76,835
- Median home value: $189,600 (75% own)
- Median rent: $1,027 (25% rent)
- Top public schools: Istem Geauga Early College High School (grade A minus), Kirtland Elementary School (grade A minus), Hopkins Elementary School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Andrews Osborne Academy (grade A+), Lake Catholic High School (grade A minus), Mentor Christian School (grade C+)
- Top places: Kirtland (grade A), Mentor (grade A), Willoughby (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 478
- Population: 75,299
- Median household income: $65,171
- Median home value: $169,400 (71% own)
- Median rent: $884 (29% rent)
- Top public schools: Woodlands Intermediate School (grade B+), Edison Middle School (Formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School) (grade B+), Edison Elementary School (Formerly Milan Elementary) (grade B+)
- Top private schools: Sandusky Central Catholic School (grade A minus), St. Peter Elementary School (grade unavailable), Firelands Montessori Academy (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Huron (grade B+), Milan (grade B+), Sandusky (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 419
- Population: 536,121
- Median household income: $61,942
- Median home value: $154,300 (62% own)
- Median rent: $925 (38% rent)
- Top public schools: Dayton Regional STEM School (grade A+), Oakwood Junior High School (grade A+), Harman Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Miami Valley School (grade A+), Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School (grade A), Archbishop Alter High School (grade A)
- Top places: Oakwood (grade A+), Centerville (grade A+), Kettering (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 409
- Population: 34,400
- Median household income: $79,453
- Median home value: $176,200 (86% own)
- Median rent: $807 (14% rent)
- Top public schools: Miller City Elementary School (grade A), Kalida Elementary School (grade A), Ottoville Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School (grade unavailable), St. Anthony of Padua School (grade unavailable), St. Mary's Catholic School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Ottawa (grade A minus), Glandorf (grade B+), Kalida (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 403
- Population: 75,072
- Median household income: $67,006
- Median home value: $179,600 (69% own)
- Median rent: $877 (31% rent)
- Top public schools: Liberty-Benton Middle School (grade A), Van Buren Elementary School (grade A minus), Liberty-Benton Elementary School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Heritage Christian School (grade A minus), St. Michael School (grade unavailable), Trinity Evangelical Lutheran School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Findlay (grade A minus), Liberty Township (grade A), Marion Township (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 382
- Population: 95,455
- Median household income: $97,162
- Median home value: $288,000 (87% own)
- Median rent: $1,009 (13% rent)
- Top public schools: Gurney Elementary School (grade A), Kenston Middle School (grade A), Chardon Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Hawken School (grade A+), Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School (grade A minus), Hershey Montessori School Adolescent Campus (grade A minus)
- Top places: South Russell (grade A+), Bainbridge (grade A), Chardon (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 360
- Population: 1,256,620
- Median household income: $60,074
- Median home value: $168,700 (58% own)
- Median rent: $952 (42% rent)
- Top public schools: Solon High School (grade A+), Solon Middle School (grade A+), Hilltop Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: University School (grade A+), Laurel School (grade A+), Hathaway Brown School (grade A+)
- Top places: Shaker Heights (grade A+), Pepper Pike (grade A+), Solon (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 342
- Population: 227,979
- Median household income: $54,279
- Median home value: $132,000 (70% own)
- Median rent: $753 (30% rent)
- Top public schools: Canfield Village Middle School (grade A), Austintown Elementary School (grade A), West Boulevard Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Ursuline High School (grade A), Cardinal Mooney High School (grade A), Valley Christian Schools (grade A minus)
- Top places: Canfield (grade A+), Poland (grade A), Boardman (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 333
- Population: 388,327
- Median household income: $77,062
- Median home value: $224,300 (69% own)
- Median rent: $1,048 (31% rent)
- Top public schools: Independence Elementary School (grade A), Heritage Early Childhood School (grade A), Hopewell Early Childhood School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Cincinnati Christian Schools (grade A minus), Stephen T. Badin High School (grade B+), St. John XXIII Catholic School (grade A)
- Top places: Beckett Ridge (grade A+), Wetherington (grade A), Oxford (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 312
- Population: 430,014
- Median household income: $57,265
- Median home value: $144,200 (62% own)
- Median rent: $879 (38% rent)
- Top public schools: Ottawa Hills High School (grade A), Toledo Early College High School (grade A), Fallen Timbers Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Maumee Valley Country Day School (grade A+), St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy (grade A), Notre Dame Academy (grade A)
- Top places: Ottawa Hills (grade A+), Sylvania (grade A+), Maumee (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 262
- Population: 63,411
- Median household income: $104,496
- Median home value: $282,900 (80% own)
- Median rent: $1,144 (20% rent)
- Top public schools: Dublin Jerome High School (grade A+), Glacier Ridge Elementary School (grade A+), Abraham Depp Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: St. John's Lutheran School (grade unavailable), Trinity Lutheran School (grade unavailable), St. Paul Lutheran School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Marysville (grade A minus), Jerome Township (grade A+), New California (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 251
- Population: 131,564
- Median household income: $70,537
- Median home value: $203,300 (64% own)
- Median rent: $907 (36% rent)
- Top public schools: Perrysburg Junior High School (grade A), Hull Prairie Intermediate School (grade A), Toth Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Bowling Green Christian Academy (grade B+), St. Rose Elementary School (grade unavailable), St. Aloysius Elementary School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Perrysburg (grade A+), Northwood (grade A minus), Bowling Green (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 248
- Population: 182,347
- Median household income: $89,968
- Median home value: $249,700 (80% own)
- Median rent: $1,053 (20% rent)
- Top public schools: Granger Elementary School (grade A), Hinckley Elementary School (grade A), Sharon Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: St. Francis Xavier School (grade A), Medina Christian Academy (grade B minus), Saint Ambrose Catholic School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Wadsworth (grade A), Medina (grade A minus), Brunswick (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 183
- Population: 167,567
- Median household income: $81,243
- Median home value: $222,300 (67% own)
- Median rent: $1,027 (33% rent)
- Top public schools: Bellbrook High School (grade A), Bellbrook Middle School (grade A), Trebein Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Legacy Christian Academy (grade A minus), Wright State University Mini University (grade A), St. Luke Catholic Elementary School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Yellow Springs (grade A+), Bellbrook (grade A+), Beavercreek (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 159
- Population: 1,318,149
- Median household income: $71,070
- Median home value: $243,100 (53% own)
- Median rent: $1,169 (47% rent)
- Top public schools: Wyandot Elementary School (grade A+), Henry Karrer Middle School (grade A+), Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Columbus Academy (grade A+), The Wellington School (grade A+), Columbus School for Girls (grade A+)
- Top places: Bexley (grade A+), Upper Arlington (grade A+), Dublin (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 115
- Population: 539,361
- Median household income: $68,360
- Median home value: $182,500 (67% own)
- Median rent: $956 (33% rent)
- Top public schools: Hudson High School (grade A+), Hudson Middle School (grade A), East Woods Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Western Reserve Academy (grade A+), Archbishop Hoban High School (grade A), Our Lady of the Elms (grade A)
- Top places: Hudson (grade A+), Fairlawn (grade A+), Reminderville (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 114
- Population: 827,671
- Median household income: $68,249
- Median home value: $205,000 (59% own)
- Median rent: $961 (41% rent)
- Top public schools: Indian Hill High School (grade A+), Sycamore High School (grade A+), Mariemont Junior High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Cincinnati Country Day School (grade A+), The Seven Hills School (grade A+), The Summit Country Day School (grade A+)
- Top places: Blue Ash (grade A+), Mariemont (grade A+), Madeira (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 87
- Population: 243,189
- Median household income: $103,128
- Median home value: $290,900 (79% own)
- Median rent: $1,254 (21% rent)
- Top public schools: William Mason High School (grade A+), Mason Intermediate Elementary School (grade A), Mason Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Liberty Bible Academy (grade A), The CinDay Academy (grade A), Royalmont Academy (grade A)
- Top places: Mason (grade A+), Landen (grade A+), Springboro (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 50
- Population: 216,074
- Median household income: $123,995
- Median home value: $393,000 (79% own)
- Median rent: $1,338 (21% rent)
- Top public schools: Deer Run Elementary School (grade A+), Willard Grizzell Middle School (grade A+), Olentangy High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Genoa Christian Academy (grade B+), Delaware Christian School (grade B minus), St. Paul School (grade unavailable)
- Top places: Powell (grade A+), Delaware (grade A minus), Galena (grade A minus)

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.