Metro area · Ohio
Toledo, OH metro area
Toledo, OH is a metropolitan area of 3 counties in Ohio, home to 599,376 residents. Toledo, OH metro area has a quality-of-life score of 48 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #483 of 925 US metro and micro areas. Among metro and micro areas based in Ohio it ranks #21 of 41. It ranks best on uninsured residents (under 65) (low), distance to an emergency room (low) and distance to an Amtrak station (low). It ranks worst on child care cost burden (high), high ozone days (high) and effective property tax rate (high).
- Quality-of-life score
- #483 of 925 metro and micro areas
- Ohio
- #21 of 41 in OH
- Population
- 599,376 (2025)
- Land area
- 1,362 mi²
- Density
- 440.0 /mi²
- CBSA code
- 45780
Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 69 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.
Scores by category
Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.
- Safety14#795/924
- Economy31#637/925
- Housing66#317/925
- Health37#583/925
- Healthcare87#118/923
- Environment2#902/917
- Education72#262/925
- Infrastructure80#186/925
- Community42#540/925
- Leisure & amenities61#359/925
Strengths · Weaknesses
Indicators where Toledo, OH metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).
Strengths
- Uninsured residents (under 65) · low5.7%
- Distance to an emergency room · low4.2 mi88/100Ohio 5.1 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
- Distance to an Amtrak station · low9 mi85/100Ohio 37 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
- Cost of buying a home today · low25.5%
- Flu vaccinations · high49.3%81/100Ohio 48.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Access to exercise opportunities · high85.0%80/100Ohio 84.2%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Weaknesses
- Child care cost burden · high41.3%5/100Ohio 31.7%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- High ozone days · high4 days8/100Ohio 3 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
- Effective property tax rate · high1.54%
- Comfortable days · low23.0%9/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
- Unemployment rate · high5.6%
- Median Air Quality Index · high52
Trends
The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.
- High ozone daysWorsening
1 days (2017) → 4 days (2022)
+390%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
- Drought exposureWorsening
19% (2021) → 49% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+29 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
- New homes permittedWorsening
1.7 /1k (2021) → 0.7 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−57%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
- Drug overdose deathsImproving
45.1 /100k (2021) → 25.5 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−43%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
- Broadband subscriptionsImproving
82.2% (2015-2019) → 90.1% (2020-2024)
+7.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
- Homicide rateImproving
12.1 /100k (2021) → 7.3 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−39%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
What changed in five years
How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.
Metro and micro areas like Toledo, OH metro area five years ago that improved
The places whose measures looked most like those of Toledo, OH metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.
Who lives here
Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).
Income
How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.
Homes
Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.
Getting to work
How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.
Jobs and pay
What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Local businesses
Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.
Federal contract spending
Federal grants & assistance
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
Counties in Toledo, OH
Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.
Principal cities
The cities the area is named for.
Largest cities and towns
By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.
- Toledo267,463
- Bowling Green29,983
- Perrysburg25,181
- Oregon19,799
- Sylvania19,055
- Maumee13,715
- Wauseon7,505
- Rossford6,323
- Waterville6,017
- Northwood5,193
- Ottawa Hills4,798
- Whitehouse4,642
- Archbold4,397
- Swanton4,098
- North Baltimore3,584
- Delta3,137
- Walbridge3,034
- Weston1,638
- Holland1,438
- Pemberville1,371
- Haskins1,291
- Millbury1,259
- Bradner1,053
- Fayette969
Other metro and micro areas in Ohio
Areas based in Ohio, best score first.
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN69
- Columbus, OH70
- Cleveland, OH64
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH58
- Akron, OH65
- Youngstown-Warren, OH36
- Canton-Massillon, OH51
- Springfield, OH23
- Mansfield, OH43
- Wooster, OH57
- Sandusky, OH77
- Lima, OH51
- Salem, OH31
- New Philadelphia-Dover, OH31
- Zanesville, OH29
- Chillicothe, OH16
- Findlay, OH75
- Portsmouth, OH9
- Marion, OH18
- Mount Vernon, OH52
- Athens, OH36
- Fremont, OH42
- Marietta, OH52
- Norwalk, OH47
Neighboring metro and micro areas
Places that share a border, best score first.
Similar metro and micro areas
Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH58Alike on Property tax, Comfortable days, Child care cost
- Akron, OH65Alike on Child care cost, Homicides, Property tax
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI50Alike on ER distance, Depression, Flu vaccination
- Cleveland, OH64Alike on Child care cost, Property tax, ER distance
- Canton-Massillon, OH51Alike on Density, Grocery stores, PM2.5
Data and sources
Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.
- Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
- PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
- Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
- Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
- Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
- Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
- Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
- U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
- Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
- nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
- Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
- Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
- Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
- American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
- Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
- Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
- Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
- Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
- Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
- Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
- County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
- Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08