49 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Ohio

The top-ranked counties in Ohio on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Allen County OH 100 +5.2% +7.5% -0.4% 1.7x
02 Mahoning County OH 99 +4.5% +1.9% -0.5% 3.1x
03 Richland County OH 98 +3.9% +0.8% +0.4% 3.8x
04 Trumbull County OH 97 +3.9% +3.5% -0.2% 3.2x
05 Marion County OH 97 +3.8% +1.6% -0.2% 3.3x
06 Darke County OH 96 +3.5% +12.7% -0.2% 3.2x
07 Scioto County OH 94 +3.3% +1.9% -0.9% 3.3x
08 Clark County OH 93 +3.1% -0.3% -0.1% 4.2x
09 Knox County OH 93 +3.1% +1.5% +0.4% 5.3x
10 Portage County OH 93 +3.1% +1.1% -0.4% 4.8x
11 Ashland County OH 93 +3.1% +1.7% -0.3% 4.6x
12 Geauga County OH 92 +3.1% +3.9% +0.1% 6.0x
13 Ashtabula County OH 90 +2.9% +3.6% -0.2% 4.0x
14 Lorain County OH 88 +2.7% +3.1% +0.4% 5.2x
15 Lucas County OH 88 +2.7% +1.8% -0.3% 2.4x
16 Montgomery County OH 88 +2.7% +1.9% +0.0% 2.6x
17 Huron County OH 87 +2.6% -1.8% -0.1% 4.0x
18 Sandusky County OH 87 +2.6% +2.1% -0.2% 2.8x
19 Stark County OH 87 +2.5% +2.1% -0.1% 3.5x
20 Medina County OH 84 +2.4% +3.4% +0.5% 5.8x
21 Miami County OH 84 +2.4% +1.1% +0.8% 4.5x
22 Washington County OH 83 +2.4% +3.4% -0.5% 2.6x
23 Tuscarawas County OH 83 +2.4% +4.0% -0.2% 3.8x
24 Lake County OH 83 +2.3% +3.1% +0.0% 3.6x
25 Cuyahoga County OH 82 +2.2% +1.5% -0.6% 2.0x
26 Hancock County OH 82 +2.2% +0.3% -0.1% 2.4x
27 Greene County OH 82 +2.1% +4.8% +0.3% 3.1x
28 Summit County OH 80 +2.0% +1.4% -0.2% 3.1x
29 Lawrence County OH 79 +2.0% -8.7% -1.0% 4.4x
30 Seneca County OH 79 +2.0% -1.1% -0.2% 3.4x
31 Athens County OH 76 +1.8% +2.5% -2.6% 4.6x
32 Clermont County OH 76 +1.8% +3.0% +0.6% 5.8x
33 Ross County OH 76 +1.8% +4.2% -0.3% 3.8x
34 Wayne County OH 74 +1.8% +2.8% -0.1% 3.1x
35 Erie County OH 74 +1.7% +2.0% -0.3% 3.1x
36 Butler County OH 73 +1.7% +4.4% +0.1% 3.8x
37 Pickaway County OH 70 +1.6% -3.8% +0.6% 6.7x
38 Warren County OH 66 +1.4% +4.6% +1.5% 4.7x
39 Muskingum County OH 64 +1.3% +1.3% +0.1% 3.3x
40 Columbiana County OH 60 +1.1% +2.8% -0.6% 3.4x
41 Fairfield County OH 55 +0.9% +2.2% +1.1% 7.6x
42 Belmont County OH 55 +0.9% -2.3% -0.8% 3.1x
43 Hamilton County OH 55 +0.9% +0.1% +0.1% 2.0x
44 Union County OH 55 +0.9% +9.0% +2.7% 3.6x
45 Franklin County OH 51 +0.8% +2.2% +0.3% 2.9x
46 Licking County OH 48 +0.7% +3.5% +0.8% 4.9x
47 Delaware County OH 46 +0.5% +4.1% +2.4% 5.5x
48 Wood County OH 28 -0.1% +2.4% -0.3% 3.2x
49 Jefferson County OH 22 -0.3% -8.4% -0.5% 2.0x

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