Find out where your town ranks on Ohio’s “smartest cities” list

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Did you know that the smartest city in Ohio is Granville near Columbus?

This is according to the findings from Zippia.com, where they put together a list of the 255 largest Ohio cities in order starting with the smartest.

This list was created using the percentage of adults (over 25) who have received at least their high school diploma and the percentage of high school dropouts (ages 16-20) from the 255 Ohio cities chosen.

The Dayton area had one city make the top 10.

Here are the 10 smartest cities in Ohio:

1. Granville

2. Powell

3. Grandview Heights

4. Pepper Pike

5. Bexley

6. The Village of Indian Hill

7. Worthington

8. Montgomery

9. Springboro

10. Pickerington

The Oakwood High School Academic Decathlon Team won the state competition for six straight years. CONTRIBUTED

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The Oakwood High School Academic Decathlon Team won the state competition for six straight years. CONTRIBUTED

Here is a closer look at cities in our area:

Springboro was able to grab the ninth spot on the list.

The city’s teenage high school dropout is at 0.0 percent and adults without high school diploma at 3.2 percent.

Here is where 10 Dayton area cities landed on the list of 255

9. Springboro

Population: 17,499

Adult with no high school diploma: 3.2%

Teenage high school drop outs: 0.0 %

18. Bellbrook

Population: 7,035

Adult with no high school diploma: 4.4%

Teenage high school drop outs: 0.0%

29. Oakwood

Population: 9,150

Adult with no high school diploma: 1.0%

Teenage high school drop outs: 2.0%

30. Centerville

Population: 23,986

Adult with no high school diploma: 5.3%

Teenage high school drop outs: 0.0%

35. Beavercreek

Population: 45,738

Adult with no high school diploma: 3.5%

Teenage high school drop outs: 1.6%

102. Kettering

Population: 56,138

Adult with no high school diploma: 6.0%

Teenage high school drop outs: 3.0%

120. Huber Heights

Population: 38,484

Adult with no high school diploma: 7.7%

Teenage high school drop outs: 3.0%

150. Fairborn

Population: 33,039

Adult with no high school diploma: 12.9%

Teenage high school drop outs: 1.6%

220. Trotwood

Population: 24,322

Adult with no high school diploma: 15.2%

Teenage high school drop outs: 5.1%

225. Dayton

Population: 141,776

Adult with no high school diploma: 18.6%

Teenage high school drop outs: 4.2%

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