Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median home value$403,200
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,555/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Cincinnati 27%
Blue Ash
Hamilton County13,455 residentsSycamore Community City
73
B
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
73
Cincinnati median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Blue Ash is like to live in, by category
Bars show Blue Ash against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Within-state proficiency94th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.1
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate95%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Housing cost index141
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.21%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Mean commute20.2 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.5
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés68
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks61
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Median household income$115,313
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment1.2%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations64%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Blue Ash on cost of living
Blue Ash's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Erlanger18 mi from Blue AshA− 65 C+ Florence22 mi from Blue AshB+ 68 B− Reading3 mi from Blue AshB 58 C Newport12 mi from Blue AshB 61 C Covington16 mi from Blue AshB 57 C− Independence22 mi from Blue AshB 64 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Blue Ash
Is Blue Ash, OH a good place to live?
Blue Ash scores 73 out of 100, 2nd of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Blue Ash expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $403,200, 56% above the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.21%. $1,555/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Blue Ash?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Blue Ash sit at the 94th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 17.1 student–teacher ratio. Blue Ash is served by Sycamore Community City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Blue Ash?
The mean commute is 20.2 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 0.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Blue Ash?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 68 restaurants and cafés and 61 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Blue Ash old or new?
The median home in Blue Ash was built in 1981 — newer than the Cincinnati median of 1976. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 70% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.