CITY PROFILE
Akron, OH
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Akron is a smaller metro in Ohio with one of the more affordable housing markets in our dataset, making it accessible if cost of living is a priority. Expect a temperate four-season climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall throughout the year—neither exceptionally sunny nor particularly wet. It's a straightforward Midwest setting without extremes in weather or scale.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $241K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,260/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 10°C · warmest 23°C · coolest -3.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 995 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.63 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #83 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy91
- Affordable to rent85
- Climate comfort46
- Plenty of sunshine32
- Big-city amenities80
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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