Are you looking for love in Ohio?
Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Ohioan?
Either way, we’ve got you covered here.
If you live in Ohio, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Buckeye State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.
That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.
So, where are the best cities for singles in Ohio? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.
35.5 median age · 23.0% married households
Located in
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders the city of Cleveland. The population was 52,131 at the 2010 United States Census, making it the third largest city in Cuyahoga County, behind Cleveland and Parma.
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23.5 median age · 16.0% married households
Located in
Wood County, Ohio
Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 30,028 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University.
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21.6 median age · 9.0% married households
Located in
Athens County, Ohio
Athens is a city in and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University, and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. The official population of Athens in the 2010 U.S. Census was 23,832.
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21.1 median age · 6.0% married households
Located in
Butler County, Ohio
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,371 at the 2010 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. In 2014, Oxford was rated by Forbes as the “Best College Town” in the United States, based on a high percentage of students per capita and part-time jobs, and a low occurrence of brain-drain.
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33.2 median age · 17.0% married households
Located in
Hamilton County, Ohio
Cincinnati is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio that serves as county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the north side of the confluence of the Licking with the Ohio River. With a population of 298,800, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and the 65th-largest city in the United States. It has the fastest growing economic power of the Midwestern United States and 28th-biggest metropolitan statistical area in the United States, the biggest in Ohio. The city drives the Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington combined statistical area, which had a population of 2,172,191 in the 2010 census.
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36.3 median age · 14.0% married households
Located in
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the state’s second most-populous county. Located along Lake Erie, the city proper has a population of 388,072, making Cleveland the 51st largest city in the United States, and the second-largest city in Ohio after Columbus. Greater Cleveland ranked as the 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with 2,055,612 people in 2016. The city anchors the Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 3,515,646 in 2010 and ranks 15th in the United States.
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35.7 median age · 23.0% married households
Located in
Greene County, Ohio
Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The population was 32,352 at the 2010 census. It is the only city in the world with the name of Fairborn, a portmanteau word created from the names Fairfield and Osborn, the two villages that merged in 1950 after the Great Dayton Flood of 1913 forced Osborn to move out of a flood plain and alongside Fairfield.
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32.8 median age · 24.0% married households
Located in
Hamilton County, Ohio
Norwood is the second most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an enclave of the larger city of Cincinnati. The population was 19,207 at the 2010 census. Originally settled as an early suburb of Cincinnati in the wooded countryside north of the city, the area is characterized by older homes and tree-lined streets.
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33.2 median age · 18.0% married households
Located in
Franklin County, Ohio
Columbus is the state capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the 14th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 860,090 as of 2016 estimates. This makes Columbus the 3rd-most populous state capital in the United States after Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Midwestern United States, after Chicago. It is the core city of the Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses ten counties. With a population of 2,021,632, it is Ohio’s third-largest metropolitan area.
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34.1 median age · 15.0% married households
Located in
Montgomery County, Ohio
Dayton is the sixth-largest city in the state of Ohio and is the county seat of Montgomery County. A small portion of the city extends into Greene County. In the 2010 census, the population was 141,527, and the Dayton metropolitan area had 799,232 residents, making it Ohio’s fourth-largest metropolitan area, after Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus and the 63rd-largest in the United States. The Dayton-Springfield-Greenville Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,080,044 in 2010, making it the 43rd-largest in the United States. Dayton is within Ohio’s Miami Valley region, just north of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area.
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Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Ohio anyways?
To give you the places in Ohio which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.
So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.
We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2020-2024 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Ohio, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
- % of households with kids
- Median age
- Number of unmarried people in each city
We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 10,000 people. For Ohio, that meant a total of 173 cities.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the best cities for singles in Ohio.
Read on to see why Lakewood is the talk of the town while Macedonia is probably a bit on the bland side.
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Best Cities For Singles In Ohio
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| Rank | City | Singles Score | Population | Median Age | % Married Households | % Households w/ Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood | 18.80 | 50,007 | 35.5 | 23.0% | 15.2% |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 19.10 | 29,983 | 23.5 | 16.0% | 18.1% |
| 3 | Athens | 25.70 | 23,396 | 21.6 | 9.0% | 12.3% |
| 4 | Oxford | 29.20 | 21,753 | 21.1 | 6.0% | 13.1% |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 29.80 | 311,224 | 33.2 | 17.0% | 22.4% |
| 6 | Cleveland | 30.50 | 366,097 | 36.3 | 14.0% | 23.5% |
| 7 | Fairborn | 31.10 | 34,534 | 35.7 | 23.0% | 22.2% |
| 8 | Norwood | 32.70 | 19,114 | 32.8 | 24.0% | 21.4% |
| 9 | Columbus | 33.70 | 914,802 | 33.2 | 18.0% | 26.8% |
| 10 | Dayton | 34.70 | 136,579 | 34.1 | 15.0% | 25.7% |
| 11 | Riverside | 36.30 | 24,435 | 36.0 | 21.0% | 25.7% |
| 12 | Warren | 40.80 | 38,912 | 38.4 | 21.0% | 25.1% |
| 13 | Painesville | 43.20 | 20,548 | 34.5 | 17.0% | 30.3% |
| 14 | Kent | 43.50 | 27,116 | 23.8 | 17.0% | 19.7% |
| 15 | Tiffin | 43.70 | 17,818 | 34.1 | 29.0% | 23.5% |
| 16 | Toledo | 43.90 | 267,463 | 35.8 | 23.0% | 26.2% |
| 17 | Cleveland Heights | 45.40 | 44,497 | 35.9 | 18.0% | 22.3% |
| 18 | Berea | 47.70 | 18,218 | 37.0 | 29.0% | 26.3% |
| 19 | University Heights | 47.70 | 13,394 | 30.5 | 23.0% | 32.1% |
| 20 | Whitehall | 49.70 | 20,019 | 36.2 | 17.0% | 36.9% |
| 21 | South Euclid | 51.00 | 21,534 | 37.3 | 28.0% | 27.1% |
| 22 | West Carrollton | 52.80 | 12,976 | 36.1 | 22.0% | 27.5% |
| 23 | Parma | 54.10 | 79,870 | 42.4 | 28.0% | 22.6% |
| 24 | Akron | 56.30 | 189,247 | 36.9 | 22.0% | 26.4% |
| 25 | Willowick | 57.80 | 14,162 | 42.4 | 36.0% | 19.8% |
| 26 | Steubenville | 58.40 | 18,124 | 35.3 | 19.0% | 25.4% |
| 27 | Hamilton | 58.60 | 63,468 | 34.8 | 24.0% | 30.9% |
| 28 | Lima | 58.60 | 35,010 | 36.8 | 24.0% | 30.1% |
| 29 | Youngstown | 59.70 | 59,331 | 37.5 | 16.0% | 26.2% |
| 30 | Maple Heights | 60.40 | 23,258 | 37.8 | 20.0% | 32.2% |
| 31 | Fremont | 62.10 | 15,835 | 36.8 | 28.0% | 27.6% |
| 32 | Parma Heights | 63.90 | 20,581 | 40.8 | 27.0% | 26.1% |
| 33 | Fairfield | 65.40 | 44,828 | 38.1 | 26.0% | 27.6% |
| 34 | Mayfield Heights | 65.40 | 20,022 | 38.6 | 22.0% | 25.6% |
| 35 | Canton | 65.50 | 69,755 | 35.2 | 22.0% | 30.1% |
| 36 | Ravenna | 65.60 | 11,274 | 37.9 | 31.0% | 24.2% |
| 37 | Euclid | 66.10 | 48,823 | 40.2 | 19.0% | 25.2% |
| 38 | Franklin | 66.20 | 11,712 | 35.2 | 21.0% | 29.6% |
| 39 | Eastlake | 67.50 | 17,493 | 46.9 | 30.0% | 19.7% |
| 40 | Marietta | 68.40 | 13,203 | 39.4 | 20.0% | 23.4% |
| 41 | Springdale | 69.30 | 11,033 | 38.9 | 24.0% | 24.6% |
| 42 | Lorain | 69.70 | 65,395 | 39.8 | 25.0% | 27.9% |
| 43 | East Cleveland | 70.10 | 13,534 | 44.3 | 9.0% | 22.9% |
| 44 | Kettering | 70.60 | 57,206 | 38.5 | 33.0% | 25.2% |
| 45 | Bedford | 70.90 | 12,931 | 42.2 | 25.0% | 21.8% |
| 46 | Forest Park | 71.00 | 20,025 | 36.1 | 18.0% | 30.9% |
| 47 | Warrensville Heights | 71.90 | 13,545 | 37.9 | 14.0% | 28.2% |
| 48 | Dover | 72.20 | 13,053 | 41.7 | 34.0% | 25.2% |
| 49 | Sandusky | 73.50 | 24,606 | 36.5 | 24.0% | 27.8% |
| 50 | Elyria | 73.60 | 53,035 | 39.4 | 29.0% | 26.2% |
| 51 | Alliance | 74.10 | 21,478 | 35.5 | 30.0% | 30.6% |
| 52 | Middletown | 74.40 | 51,617 | 38.6 | 25.0% | 27.7% |
| 53 | Ashtabula | 74.60 | 17,856 | 41.2 | 22.0% | 26.9% |
| 54 | Barberton | 74.80 | 24,844 | 39.5 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 55 | Sharonville | 75.10 | 14,030 | 43.5 | 27.0% | 18.3% |
| 56 | Reynoldsburg | 75.40 | 41,224 | 37.2 | 24.0% | 30.7% |
| 57 | Marion | 75.70 | 35,669 | 39.0 | 27.0% | 24.8% |
| 58 | Pickerington | 75.80 | 24,477 | 36.0 | 29.0% | 44.6% |
| 59 | Bexley | 76.00 | 13,114 | 37.5 | 32.0% | 44.0% |
| 60 | Circleville | 76.30 | 14,142 | 35.4 | 33.0% | 27.9% |
| 61 | Bedford Heights | 77.00 | 10,847 | 41.1 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| 62 | Wickliffe | 77.80 | 12,659 | 41.9 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 63 | Zanesville | 79.30 | 24,740 | 36.9 | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| 64 | Cuyahoga Falls | 79.60 | 50,909 | 38.4 | 32.0% | 23.1% |
| 65 | Beavercreek | 79.70 | 47,126 | 40.5 | 27.0% | 29.2% |
| 66 | Washington Court House | 79.80 | 14,439 | 38.1 | 33.0% | 25.8% |
| 67 | Wilmington | 80.20 | 12,620 | 36.3 | 25.0% | 21.2% |
| 68 | Chillicothe | 80.80 | 21,902 | 40.7 | 34.0% | 26.2% |
| 69 | Springfield | 81.30 | 58,190 | 37.9 | 26.0% | 29.8% |
| 70 | Garfield Heights | 82.00 | 29,269 | 38.1 | 25.0% | 30.1% |
| 71 | Salem | 82.10 | 11,758 | 42.0 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| 72 | Fairview Park | 82.20 | 17,018 | 40.4 | 37.0% | 23.6% |
| 73 | Massillon | 82.70 | 32,338 | 41.0 | 34.0% | 23.5% |
| 74 | Bellefontaine | 83.60 | 13,807 | 35.6 | 30.0% | 31.8% |
| 75 | Newark | 83.90 | 50,783 | 38.8 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 76 | Mansfield | 83.90 | 47,663 | 40.0 | 22.0% | 20.5% |
| 77 | Troy | 84.90 | 26,842 | 37.8 | 37.0% | 32.5% |
| 78 | Brooklyn | 84.90 | 11,158 | 47.8 | 26.0% | 21.9% |
| 79 | Defiance | 85.00 | 17,276 | 41.8 | 32.0% | 25.5% |
| 80 | Findlay | 85.10 | 40,287 | 38.0 | 32.0% | 25.8% |
| 81 | Shaker Heights | 86.40 | 28,922 | 41.8 | 24.0% | 29.2% |
| 82 | Piqua | 86.70 | 20,646 | 38.8 | 35.0% | 26.3% |
| 83 | Richmond Heights | 87.40 | 10,626 | 50.6 | 21.0% | 17.6% |
| 84 | Centerville | 87.70 | 25,205 | 46.4 | 29.0% | 21.6% |
| 85 | North Olmsted | 88.10 | 31,924 | 44.5 | 36.0% | 24.6% |
| 86 | Portsmouth | 88.10 | 17,728 | 39.0 | 25.0% | 26.7% |
| 87 | Ironton | 88.10 | 10,768 | 40.9 | 24.0% | 27.5% |
| 88 | Sidney | 88.20 | 20,501 | 40.7 | 34.0% | 26.8% |
| 89 | Blue Ash | 88.30 | 13,455 | 38.8 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 90 | Upper Arlington | 88.70 | 36,293 | 40.2 | 38.0% | 35.9% |
| 91 | Niles | 88.70 | 18,287 | 43.2 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 92 | London | 89.20 | 10,484 | 41.9 | 36.0% | 23.2% |
| 93 | Lyndhurst | 89.70 | 13,801 | 48.0 | 31.0% | 17.4% |
| 94 | Lancaster | 90.00 | 41,249 | 37.4 | 34.0% | 30.3% |
| 95 | Brook Park | 90.10 | 18,284 | 44.7 | 35.0% | 23.8% |
| 96 | Delaware | 90.50 | 44,589 | 36.9 | 33.0% | 38.6% |
| 97 | Medina | 90.60 | 25,950 | 40.7 | 35.0% | 28.9% |
| 98 | Rocky River | 91.10 | 21,490 | 43.3 | 34.0% | 24.1% |
| 99 | Perrysburg | 91.40 | 25,181 | 38.1 | 36.0% | 31.9% |
| 100 | Fostoria | 91.70 | 12,344 | 39.1 | 32.0% | 28.9% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 173 cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Best Cities For Singles In Ohio For 2026
If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Ohio ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.
The best cities for singles in Ohio are Lakewood, Bowling Green, Athens, Oxford, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Fairborn, Norwood, Columbus, and Dayton.
