Believe it or not, America has the best colleges in the world. It's been proven by data (and surveys) that the U.S. educational system is of the highest quality
It's actually not even close and Ohio is home to a handful of them.
While we could debate which colleges within the are the 'best,' that's not the goal of this post.
Instead, ride along with us as we determine which college towns in Ohio are the best.
You know, the type of places where there's energy and stimulation, but the type of place you can walk around at night. The happiest, chillest, most downright fun places where you can send your kids off to college where you won't break the bank, or worry about their well being.
Without further ado, here are the best college towns in Ohio for 2022.
While some of these may not seem like a 'real' college town per se, when you look at the numbers, it's hard to argue against.
And for those who live in Bowling Green, Kent and Cincinnati - we tip our hats to you and we'll schedule a tour for next week. You can see where Bowling Green ranks in terms of the best college town in America.
Finally, if you live in Salem, OH - it's officially the worst college town in Ohio. Sorry, Salem!
Read on to find out more or for more on Ohio check out:
Population: 31,638
% Undergrad Pop.: 49.0% (4th best)
Median Rent: $737 (18th best)
Unemployment Rate: 650.3% (28th best)
Crime Rank: 11th best
More on Bowling Green: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
Colleges: Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Population: 29,698
% Undergrad Pop.: 59.2% (3rd best)
Median Rent: $789 (28th best)
Unemployment Rate: 1037.9% (49th best)
Crime Rank: 17th best
More on Kent: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
Colleges: Kent State University at Kent, Northcoast Medical Training Academy
Population: 302,687
% Undergrad Pop.: 9.5% (20th best)
Median Rent: $760 (23rd best)
Unemployment Rate: 732.3% (34th best)
Crime Rank: 47th best
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Colleges: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Xavier University
Population: 23,192
% Undergrad Pop.: 64.5% (2nd best)
Median Rent: $841 (39th best)
Unemployment Rate: 1126.8% (50th best)
Crime Rank: 26th best
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Colleges: Miami University-Oxford
Population: 17,473
% Undergrad Pop.: 14.5% (12th best)
Median Rent: $678 (8th best)
Unemployment Rate: 489.3% (15th best)
Crime Rank: 9th best
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Colleges: Tiffin University, Heidelberg University, Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
Population: 8,252
% Undergrad Pop.: 35.2% (5th best)
Median Rent: $750 (2best)
Unemployment Rate: 681.9% (30th best)
Crime Rank: 5th best
More on Oberlin: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
Colleges: Oberlin College, Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Population: 64,152
% Undergrad Pop.: 17.1% (9th best)
Median Rent: $638 (3rd best)
Unemployment Rate: 1364.9% (52nd best)
Crime Rank: 26th best
More on Youngstown: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
Colleges: Youngstown State University, Choffin Career and Technical Center, ITT Technical Institute-Youngstown
Population: 78,623
% Undergrad Pop.: 0.1% (48th best)
Median Rent: $882 (44th best)
Unemployment Rate: 650.2% (27th best)
Crime Rank: 6th best
More on Parma: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
Colleges: Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Population: 140,444
% Undergrad Pop.: 13.0% (14th best)
Median Rent: $724 (15th best)
Unemployment Rate: 1027.9% (48th best)
Crime Rank: 48th best
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Colleges: Sinclair Community College, Wright State University-Main Campus, University of Dayton
Population: 12,417
% Undergrad Pop.: 29.5% (6th best)
Median Rent: $1,196 (50th best)
Unemployment Rate: 178.4% (best)
Crime Rank: 20th best
More on Blue Ash: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
Colleges: University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
To crunch our data on Ohio's best college towns, we had to first decide which qualities (or rankings) make sense to use in the data, and then crunch the numbers for our rankings.
First off, we firmly decided that only cities with a 4 year college should make the cut -- so there has to be at least one college granting bachelors degrees in town.
You might be surprised to hear that there are only 45 places in Ohio with an institution of higher learning with that criteria.
Source of data include OpenStreetMaps, the College Scorecard, the U.S. Census, and FBI reporting data to include the following factors:
We ranked each city across each of the criteria, with one being the best.
We rolled up the individual scores into the category and ranked them again based on the category.
Finally, we took the average rank across each category, with the city posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title "Best College Town In Ohio For 2022".
And it looks like Bowling Green placed Summa Cum Laude.
If you're looking for the best college towns in Ohio, you came to the right place.
These places all have great college sports programs, tons of stuff to do, and are great places to raise a family.
If you're curious, these are the worst college towns in Ohio, starting with the absolute worst, Salem:
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