Best PlacesWallhaven, Akron, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wallhaven, Akron, 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.
Wallhaven, Akron ranks 2,602nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wallhaven, 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.
Wallhaven, Akron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wallhaven, Akron ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Wallhaven, Akron ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wallhaven, Akron
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wallhaven, Akron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,527, 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 Wallhaven, Akron's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wallhaven, Akron
Wallhaven, 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 Wallhaven, Akron.
Who works in Wallhaven, Akron, and how
Work in Wallhaven, Akron centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Wallhaven, Akron
Wallhaven, Akron has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Wallhaven, Akron and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wallhaven, Akron, month by month
Wallhaven, Akron sees roughly 100 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 Wallhaven, Akron
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wallhaven, Akron
Schools across Wallhaven, Akron average a C+, better than 57% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Island Primary Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Judith A Resnik Community Learning CenterB · 47% proficient
- Case Community Learning CenterD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Copley-fairlawn Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- National Inventors Hall Of Fame School Center For StemB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Copley High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Akron Stem High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wallhaven, Akron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wallhaven, 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 Wallhaven, Akron against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wallhaven, Akron
Is Wallhaven, Akron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wallhaven, Akron ranks 2,602nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, health care access, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wallhaven, Akron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,446. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $69,527 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Wallhaven, Akron safe?
Wallhaven, Akron is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $517 per resident a year.
Compare Wallhaven, Akron with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wallhaven, Akron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wallhaven, 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.
Wallhaven, Akron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wallhaven, Akron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wallhaven, Akron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wallhaven, Akron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wallhaven, Akron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wallhaven, 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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