Best counties in Ohio

Ranked by composite score — 88 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Noble County	75.4	80.1	86.6	19.5
2	Wyandot County	74.6	77.3	81.5	30.3
3	Van Wert County	73.6	75.1	83.1	26
4	Monroe County	73.2	77.8	88.4	21.9
5	Morgan County	73.2	76.8	86.9	19.9
6	Putnam County	73.2	74.8	79.4	37.4
7	Harrison County	72	73	84.9	18.5
8	Auglaize County	71.9	75.1	79.8	33.3
9	Mercer County	71.8	71.9	80.5	34.3
10	Paulding County	71.8	71.6	83.1	27.9
11	Perry County	71.4	76.1	82.2	25.6
12	Carroll County	71.1	75.1	80.6	25.6
13	Champaign County	71	73	78	31.8
14	Darke County	70.2	76.1	82.6	25.6
15	Defiance County	70.2	70.8	80.6	31.4
16	Henry County	69.8	69.2	78.3	35.1
17	Clinton County	69.7	75.8	77.4	27.9
18	Vinton County	69.7	71.7	86	18.5
19	Jackson County	69.5	75.4	82.9	21.5
20	Preble County	69.4	72	79.8	29.9
21	Seneca County	69.4	71.5	82	25.8
22	Fayette County	69.3	75.2	79.6	22.6
23	Adams County	69.2	79	84.5	15.7
24	Madison County	69.2	72.6	72.4	37.7
25	Ashland County	69.1	73.7	80.4	25.8
26	Coshocton County	69.1	75	84.4	19.1
27	Williams County	69.1	69.6	81.3	23.8
28	Hardin County	68.9	70.7	83.3	21.3
29	Gallia County	68.7	74.1	83.6	20.2
30	Highland County	68.7	75.8	81.1	23.9
31	Hancock County	68.6	74.1	76.4	28.9
32	Huron County	68.6	72.8	79.8	26.5
33	Brown County	68.5	79	79.9	29.1
34	Guernsey County	68.5	73.8	81.7	19.8
35	Morrow County	68.5	71.3	74.7	29.8
36	Ottawa County	68.5	71.7	77.3	32.8
37	Sandusky County	68.5	72.4	81.1	24.2
38	Miami County	68.4	74	75.4	31.8
39	Crawford County	68.3	67.9	83.3	19.6
40	Pike County	68.3	78.2	81.9	15.7
41	Washington County	68.3	75.4	82.4	23.4
42	Logan County	68.2	72.9	77.5	28.5
43	Shelby County	68.2	73.9	77.3	30.9
44	Fulton County	68.1	64.7	77.7	31
45	Union County	68.1	67	62.4	54.9
46	Jefferson County	67.7	73.8	83.5	20.6
47	Meigs County	67.7	74.6	86.4	13.9
48	Muskingum County	67.5	75.7	80.3	22
49	Hocking County	67.3	73.7	80.3	23.4
50	Knox County	67.2	72.1	75.7	31.7
51	Pickaway County	67.2	73.2	73.3	31
52	Belmont County	66.9	74.3	83.1	21.5
53	Columbiana County	66.9	72.2	83.8	21.6
54	Marion County	66.8	74.7	79.3	20.8
55	Ross County	66.7	74.3	80.1	22.4
56	Erie County	66.6	66.6	78.1	28.1
57	Lawrence County	66.2	77.5	82.1	19.2
58	Richland County	65.9	66	81.5	21
59	Tuscarawas County	65.9	71.9	79.9	25.5
60	Wayne County	65.5	68.5	78.7	30.2
61	Scioto County	65.4	72.1	84.4	15.8
62	Athens County	65.3	68.4	80.1	18.5
63	Medina County	65.2	66.1	68.5	43.9
64	Allen County	65.1	70.6	78.9	23.9
65	Wood County	65.1	64.1	73.5	31.1
66	Ashtabula County	64.8	66.7	81.5	19.6
67	Portage County	64.7	65.8	72.6	30.9
68	Geauga County	64.2	60.5	68.4	49.2
69	Fairfield County	63.9	70	67.8	40.2
70	Stark County	63.9	65.2	78.1	26.3
71	Clermont County	63.6	66.3	70.5	37.7
72	Licking County	63.5	66.9	71.1	36.3
73	Clark County	63.4	67.2	79.5	23.1
74	Mahoning County	63.3	62.9	82.3	19.7
75	Warren County	63.2	66.4	60.9	53.8
76	Trumbull County	62.5	62.6	83.1	19.4
77	Lorain County	61.7	61.7	75	29.5
78	Butler County	61.6	67.4	69.5	36.4
79	Greene County	61.6	54.8	69.9	39
80	Lake County	61	54.4	71.6	34.3
81	Holmes County	60.7	71	79.6	32.2
82	Summit County	60.5	58.9	73.6	29.7
83	Delaware County	59.9	56	51.8	68.3
84	Hamilton County	58.7	59.1	70.4	29.6
85	Lucas County	58	53.2	76.7	22.6
86	Montgomery County	57.6	52.3	74.7	25.4
87	Franklin County	56.6	58.8	64.2	31.6
88	Cuyahoga County	54.9	43.6	72.6	24.4