Best PlacesMaximo, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maximo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Maximo ranks 8,049th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Maximo
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.
Maximo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maximo ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of towns
Where Maximo ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than only 28% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Maximo
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maximo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,492, 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 Maximo's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Maximo
Maximo 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 Maximo.
Who works in Maximo, and how
Work in Maximo centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Maximo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Maximo.
What the weather is like in Maximo, month by month
Maximo sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Maximo
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maximo
Schools across Maximo average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Washington Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Louisville Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Marlington Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisville High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Marlington High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maximo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maximo 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 Maximo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Maximo
Is Maximo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maximo ranks 8,049th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and transit, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maximo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,092. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $80,492 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Maximo safe?
Maximo is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
Compare Maximo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maximo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maximo 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.
Maximo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maximo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maximo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maximo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maximo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maximo 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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