What’s the best part of Toledo? It could be where everyone knows their neighbor. Or it could be where home prices are the highest, meaning it’s where everyone wants to live.
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Toledo are the best based on Saturday Night Science.
Whether you live in the sticks or in an apartment building downtown, you want a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood offers different perks and benefits.
Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits — less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Toledo neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?
If you’re thinking of moving to Ohio and Toledo is on the top of your list, check out the best neighborhoods for 2026.
$52,759 median income · $120,471 median home value
$58,590 median income · $103,725 median home value
$62,654 median income · $130,600 median home value
$46,447 median income · $148,520 median home value
$55,548 median income · $84,532 median home value
$47,428 median income · $95,712 median home value
$45,718 median income · $85,264 median home value
$49,317 median income · $85,579 median home value
$42,574 median income · $91,173 median home value
$22,946 median income · $188,733 median home value
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Ohio’s statewide median.
Ohio statewide median: $71,389
Ohio statewide median: $242,141
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the best Toledo, OH neighborhoods in 2026
To rank the best neighborhoods in Toledo, we had to determine what criteria define “best” and then apply Saturday Night Science to it.
Using FBI crime, Census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- High incomes
- Low unemployment rates
- Low crime
- High home prices
- High population densities (A proxy for things to do)
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 24 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index, the “Best City Neighborhood In Toledo.” We’re lookin’ at you, West Gate.
Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in the best places Toledo, Ohio has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from best to worst.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the best neighborhoods to live in Toledo.
The full plate
Table: Best Toledo neighborhoods for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Population | Home Value | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Gate | 5,177 | $120,471 | $52,759 |
| 2 | Beverly | 9,310 | $103,725 | $58,590 |
| 3 | Franklin Park | 14,870 | $130,600 | $62,654 |
| 4 | Southwyck | 10,639 | $148,520 | $46,447 |
| 5 | Deveaux | 17,614 | $84,532 | $55,548 |
| 6 | Reynolds Corners | 29,123 | $95,712 | $47,428 |
| 7 | Glendale-Heather Downs | 11,374 | $85,264 | $45,718 |
| 8 | Point Place | 9,555 | $85,579 | $49,317 |
| 9 | Whitmer-Trilby | 16,896 | $91,173 | $42,574 |
| 10 | City Center | 3,124 | $188,733 | $22,946 |
| 11 | Ottawa | 18,509 | $79,484 | $43,778 |
| 12 | North Towne | 5,407 | $79,100 | $52,902 |
| 13 | Old West End | 5,385 | $82,540 | $34,812 |
| 14 | Scott Park | 9,561 | $88,083 | $36,986 |
| 15 | Five Points | 20,573 | $67,982 | $45,285 |
| 16 | Onyx | 5,032 | $97,357 | $28,661 |
| 17 | East Toledo | 21,142 | $39,404 | $35,424 |
| 18 | South Side | 18,002 | $41,953 | $34,153 |
| 19 | Olde Towne | 2,389 | $62,120 | $29,635 |
| 20 | Roosevelt | 3,108 | $65,443 | $28,454 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 3,412 | $42,916 | $29,994 |
| 22 | La Grange | 13,489 | $35,269 | $25,795 |
| 23 | Warren Sherman | 2,212 | $57,850 | $22,032 |
| 24 | North River | 6,949 | $37,733 | $23,384 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 24 Toledo neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: Putting a bow on our analysis of the best neighborhoods in Toledo
If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Toledo where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.
The best neighborhoods in Toledo are West Gate, Beverly, Franklin Park, Southwyck, Deveaux, Reynolds Corners, Glendale-Heather Downs, Point Place, Whitmer-Trilby, and City Center.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Toledo aren’t all good. North River takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Toledo.
We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below. Not sold on Ohio? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Best Neighborhoods In Toledo FAQs
What is the best neighborhood in Toledo?
West Gate is the best neighborhood in Toledo for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Beverly and Franklin Park are next.
What are the best neighborhoods in Toledo?
The best neighborhoods in Toledo are West Gate, Beverly, Franklin Park, Southwyck, Deveaux, Reynolds Corners, Glendale-Heather Downs, Point Place, Whitmer-Trilby, and City Center. We ranked all 24 neighborhoods in the city.
How expensive is West Gate?
The median household income in West Gate is $52,759 and the median home costs $120,471. The best blocks in Toledo rarely come at a discount.
How do you rank Toledo neighborhoods?
Each neighborhood is scored on income, home values, population density, unemployment, and crime, using Census tract data. The neighborhood with the best combined score, West Gate, takes the top spot.
Which Toledo neighborhood ranked last?
North River came in last of the 24 neighborhoods we scored. Every city has a bottom of the table; in Toledo the numbers put it there.
