
Dayton, OH
US City in Ohio, Midwest · ranked on 39 metrics
Dayton, OH is a US city in Ohio with a population of 136,392 (206th of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (7th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (133rd of 434). It ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (381st of 395), Median Household Income (412th of 434), Poverty Rate (%) (409th of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 20247th of 43499
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 4th of 46099
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202437th of 43492
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202483rd of 46082
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024115th of 46075
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024133rd of 43470
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 208th of 46054
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024294th of 46036
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024363rd of 43416
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025391st of 3951
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025390th of 3951
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025381st of 3954
- Median Household Income$45,247Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024412th of 4345
- Poverty Rate (%)26.9%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024409th of 4346
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025372nd of 3956
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025370th of 3956
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024401st of 4348
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 14 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
Cleveland, OH88% similar
Birmingham, AL83% similar
Kansas City, MO82% similar

Quick answers
- What is the population of Dayton, OH?
- Dayton, OH has a population of 136,392, 206th among 477 US cities.
- What does Dayton, OH rank best at?
- Among US cities, Dayton, OH ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (7th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (133rd of 434).
- Where does Dayton, OH rank worst?
- Dayton, OH ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (381st of 395); Median Household Income (412th of 434); Poverty Rate (%) (409th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Dayton, OH?
- Rankodex ranks Dayton, OH on 39 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
39 metrics with a value for this place, in 9 topics