Best PlacesEllet, Akron, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ellet, 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.
Ellet, Akron ranks 3,977th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ellet, 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.
Ellet, Akron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ellet, Akron ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 64% of neighborhoods
Where Ellet, Akron ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ellet, Akron
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ellet, Akron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,364, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Ellet, Akron's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 Ellet, Akron
Ellet, Akron runs older than the country, 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 Ellet, Akron.
Who works in Ellet, Akron, and how
Work in Ellet, Akron centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Ellet, Akron
Ellet, Akron has more parkland per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Ellet, Akron and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ellet, Akron, month by month
Ellet, 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 Ellet, Akron
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ellet, Akron
Schools across Ellet, Akron average a B−, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Coventry Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Ritzman Community Learning CenterB+ · 52% proficient
- Schrop Intermediate SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coventry Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- National Inventors Hall Of Fame School Center For StemB+ · 49% proficient
- Hyre Community Learning CenterC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Coventry High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Springfield Junior/senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Akron Stem High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ellet, Akron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ellet, 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 Ellet, Akron against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ellet, Akron
Is Ellet, Akron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ellet, Akron ranks 3,977th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on health outcomes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ellet, Akron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,965. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,364 median income, cost of living beats 44% of neighborhoods.
Is Ellet, Akron safe?
Ellet, Akron is safer than 38% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $484 per resident a year.
Compare Ellet, Akron with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ellet, Akron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ellet, 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.
Ellet, Akron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ellet, Akron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ellet, Akron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ellet, Akron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ellet, Akron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ellet, 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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