Best PlacesLane-Wooster, Akron, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lane-Wooster, 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.
Lane-Wooster, Akron ranks 5,679th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Lane-Wooster, 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.
Lane-Wooster, Akron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lane-Wooster, Akron ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 72% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 62% of neighborhoods
Where Lane-Wooster, Akron ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$29,915 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lane-Wooster, Akron
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lane-Wooster, Akron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,915, 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 Lane-Wooster, Akron's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 Lane-Wooster, Akron
Lane-Wooster, Akron runs younger 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 Lane-Wooster, Akron.
Who works in Lane-Wooster, Akron, and how
Work in Lane-Wooster, Akron centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Lane-Wooster, Akron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lane-Wooster, Akron.
What the weather is like in Lane-Wooster, Akron, month by month
Lane-Wooster, Akron sees roughly 101 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 Lane-Wooster, Akron
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lane-Wooster, Akron
Schools across Lane-Wooster, Akron average a C, better than 37% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pfeiffer Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Portage Path Community Learning CenterD · 18% proficient
- Leggett Community Learning CenterD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miller-south Visual Performing ArtsA · 61% proficient
- National Inventors Hall Of Fame School Center For StemB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Akron Stem High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lane-Wooster, Akron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lane-Wooster, 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 Lane-Wooster, Akron against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lane-Wooster, Akron
Is Lane-Wooster, Akron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lane-Wooster, Akron ranks 5,679th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, transit, and short commutes, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lane-Wooster, Akron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,904. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $29,915 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Lane-Wooster, Akron safe?
Lane-Wooster, Akron is safer than 5% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $888 per resident a year.
Compare Lane-Wooster, Akron with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lane-Wooster, Akron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lane-Wooster, 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.
Lane-Wooster, Akron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lane-Wooster, Akron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lane-Wooster, Akron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lane-Wooster, Akron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lane-Wooster, Akron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lane-Wooster, 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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