Best PlacesChapel Hill, Akron, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chapel Hill, Akron, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Chapel Hill, Akron ranks 5,160th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chapel Hill, Akron
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Chapel Hill, Akron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chapel Hill, Akron ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 64% of neighborhoods
Where Chapel Hill, Akron ranks low
- Household income$35,590 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Chapel Hill, Akron
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chapel Hill, Akron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $35,590; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Chapel Hill, Akron's effective rate of 1.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chapel Hill, Akron
Chapel Hill, Akron's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chapel Hill, Akron.
Who works in Chapel Hill, Akron, and how
Work in Chapel Hill, Akron centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Chapel Hill, Akron
Chapel Hill, Akron has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Chapel Hill, Akron and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Chapel Hill, Akron, month by month
Chapel Hill, Akron sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Chapel Hill, Akron
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chapel Hill, Akron
Schools across Chapel Hill, Akron average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Gordon Dewitt Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Tallmadge Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Preston Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tallmadge Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- National Inventors Hall Of Fame School Center For StemB+ · 49% proficient
- Bolich Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Tallmadge High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Cuyahoga Falls High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Akron Stem High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chapel Hill, Akron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chapel Hill, Akron measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Chapel Hill, Akron against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Chapel Hill, Akron
Is Chapel Hill, Akron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chapel Hill, Akron ranks 5,160th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and tree cover, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chapel Hill, Akron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,994. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $35,590 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Chapel Hill, Akron safe?
Chapel Hill, Akron is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $757 per resident a year.
Compare Chapel Hill, Akron with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chapel Hill, Akron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chapel Hill, Akron represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Chapel Hill, Akron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chapel Hill, Akron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chapel Hill, Akron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chapel Hill, Akron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chapel Hill, Akron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chapel Hill, Akron detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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