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    Moving to Toledo, OH

    Is Toledo a good place to live?

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    Toledo ranks #51 of 62 Ohio cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (38/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.6% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $107,000
    +8.3% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $880
    per month
    Household income
    $47,532
    median
    Unemployment
    8.5%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Toledo

    The median home value in Toledo is $107,000 and median rent is $880 a month, against a median household income of $47,532. Homes cost about 2.3× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Toledo crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Ohio the 2025 rate was 288 violent and 1,471 property crimes per 100,000 people — #25 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Toledo, OH

    Toledo has about 268,461 residents, 8.5% unemployment and 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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