Best PlacesGoodyear Heights, Akron, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodyear Heights, 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.
Goodyear Heights, Akron ranks 4,004th 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 Goodyear Heights, 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.
Goodyear Heights, Akron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodyear Heights, Akron ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Goodyear Heights, Akron ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Goodyear Heights, Akron
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodyear Heights, Akron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,564, 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 Goodyear Heights, Akron's effective rate of 1.60%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Goodyear Heights, Akron
Goodyear Heights, 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 Goodyear Heights, Akron.
Who works in Goodyear Heights, Akron, and how
Work in Goodyear Heights, Akron centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Goodyear Heights, Akron
Goodyear Heights, Akron has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Goodyear Heights, Akron and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Goodyear Heights, Akron, month by month
Goodyear Heights, 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 Goodyear Heights, Akron
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 31 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goodyear Heights, Akron
Schools across Goodyear Heights, Akron average a C+, better than 50% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Schrop Intermediate SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Betty Jane Community Learning CenterB− · 42% proficient
- Spring Hill ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- National Inventors Hall Of Fame School Center For StemB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Springfield Junior/senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Akron Stem High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- East Community Learning CenterF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodyear Heights, Akron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodyear Heights, 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 Goodyear Heights, Akron against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Goodyear Heights, Akron
Is Goodyear Heights, Akron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodyear Heights, Akron ranks 4,004th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, 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 Goodyear Heights, Akron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,049. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,564 median income, cost of living beats 40% of neighborhoods.
Is Goodyear Heights, Akron safe?
Goodyear Heights, Akron is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $596 per resident a year.
Compare Goodyear Heights, Akron with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodyear Heights, Akron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodyear Heights, 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.
Goodyear Heights, Akron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodyear Heights, Akron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodyear Heights, Akron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodyear Heights, Akron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodyear Heights, Akron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodyear Heights, 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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