Nominate Your Town!

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Tell Us Why Your Community Should Be an Ohio Magazine Best Hometown:

Community spirit, strong schools, successful businesses and a shared sense of tradition have always been at the heart of a great place to call home — places where we value the importance of being a good neighbor and appreciate the connective power of working, playing and gathering together.

Since 2006, we have awarded our Best Hometown honor to communities across our state that are not only great places to live, but also interesting places to visit. These are the sort of towns where strangers are treated like friends, local improvement efforts become a focal point of community pride and progress also means remembering the past.

This fall we will once again recognize communities across Ohio that are looking to the future, working together and moving forward.

Nominating Your Town is Easy. Here is Everything You Need to Know:

Share with us some of the inspiring local efforts happening in your community. (We recommend typing your submission in another program and cutting and pasting it into the form in the event you have any problems submitting.) If you’d rather email or send your submission by mail, that’s fine as well (details below). All information must be received by April 30, 2025.

Nominations must be received by: April 30, 2025

Email information to:

        Jim Vickers, Editor at jvickers@ohiomagazine.com

Mail information to:

Ohio Magazine's Best Hometowns
1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 730
Cleveland, OH 44115

(Materials submitted will not be returned)

 

Tell us why your community should be an Ohio Magazine Best Hometown:

Community Spirit

Tell us about some of the unique ways your community bands together. What are some of the efforts in your town aimed at increasing community pride, togetherness and support for one another and how they do so. 

Education

Share some of the efforts going on in your public schools that are improving the education environment, helping students and creating initiatives that are making a difference. 

Entertainment

What are some of the year-round attractions and special events that draw visitors to your community and how have they improved the place you call home? 

Health & Safety

How does your community work to make health and safety a priority in your town? How have those efforts evolved and what are some of the biggest successes you’ve had? 

Business Environment

Tell us about your downtown business district and your small business community. What are some of the longtime favorites that have been a fixture of the community for years? What larger industries support the tax base of your community and how are these businesses making a difference? 

Culture & Heritage

Tell us about the cultural institutions in your community that highlight the town’s shared heritage. How are they succeeding in telling your town’s story and highlighting the place you call home? What are efforts going on in your community to preserve local history? 

Contact Information:

 

If you have any trouble submitting, please call 216-926-8917.