CITY PROFILE

Toledo, OH

Cheap rent and housing mean tolerating rust belt winters.

By the numbers

Typical home value$204K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,302/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature10.3°C · warmest 23.5°C · coolest -3.8°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation906 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)3.84 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#93 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy97
  • Affordable to rent89
  • Climate comfort47
  • Plenty of sunshine39
  • Big-city amenities39

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.