Akron, OH
Akron, OH Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Akron, OH Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Akron ranks 189th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 192nd for income. A household earns $71,364 a year while median rent runs $1,059/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 7% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is hazard safety (15th of 300), while household income is the soft spot (192nd). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 66th and home prices 74th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Akron, your take-home is worth about $64,226 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 192nd of 300↑24.9%$71,364
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 124th of 30093 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $76,431
- Per-capita income
- $41,602
- Full-time pay
- $42,166
Housing
- Median rent
- 66th of 300↑27.6%$1,059/mo
- Home value
- 74th of 300↑51%$237,300
- Property tax
- $3,278/yr · 1.4%
- Sales tax
- 7.23%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 120th of 3004.1%
- Bachelor's+
- 120th of 30035.9%
- Avg commute
- 124th of 30023.5 min
People
- Population
- 702,209
- Population change
- -0.2%
- Median age
- 41.2 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 6.3%
- Broadband
- 93.5%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 141st of 30045
- Natural-hazard loss
- 15th of 300$7/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 134th of 30018%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 7.6%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Hazard safety
Watch-outs
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Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — akron fulton intl ap.
What jobs pay in Akron
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $284,960
- IT managers
- $154,010
- Pharmacists
- $137,730
- Financial managers
- $135,850
- Lawyers
- $126,270
- Software developers
- $105,430
- General & operations managers
- $98,340
- Civil engineers
- $94,450
- Secondary school teachers
- $81,820
- Registered nurses
- $80,770
- Elementary school teachers
- $78,560
- Accountants & auditors
- $78,540
- Web developers
- $77,690
- Electricians
- $77,360
- Police officers
- $74,650
- Plumbers
- $63,450
- Carpenters
- $61,070
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $60,210
- Construction laborers
- $58,830
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $52,420
- Customer service reps
- $45,420
- Waiters & waitresses
- $36,150
- Janitors
- $35,580
- Retail salespersons
- $31,060
- Cashiers
- $29,480
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Akron metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Ohio are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Pennsylvania1,512
- Florida778
- Texas603
- California546
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Akron metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Akron metro?
- Median gross rent across the Akron, OH Metro Area is $1,059 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Akron.
- What is the median household income in the Akron metro?
- A typical household in the Akron, OH Metro Area earns $71,364 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Akron expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Akron, OH Metro Area runs about 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Akron metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $76,431 (versus its face value of $71,364). CityLedger rates the Akron, OH Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Akron metro?
- The median home value across the Akron, OH Metro Area is $237,300 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Akron metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Akron, OH Metro Area is 4.1% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).