Housing & affordability in Cincinnati
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
35/100
36th of 39
36th of 39
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$230,900
Cincinnati $258,60040% · scores 44
Median rent vs metro$1,001/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo30% · scores 43
Ownership rate40%
Cincinnati 68%15% · scores 9
Households spending >30% of income on housing39%
Cincinnati 27%15% · scores 20
Context, not scored
Median year built · Cincinnati 19761951
Houses rather than flats · Cincinnati 71%43%
Households with children · Cincinnati 30%22%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Cincinnati reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Cincinnati suburbs for housing
All 39 ranked, Cincinnati highlighted1MontgomeryA−$545,1002MasonB+$426,2003FrancisvilleB+$398,0004MackB$314,4005SpringboroB$357,8006OakbrookB$260,7007MonroeB−$282,4008Blue AshB−$403,2009AlexandriaC+$284,80010LovelandC+$321,30011IndependenceC+$263,70012BurlingtonC+$254,30013ForestvilleC+$316,80014FinneytownC+$207,10015Fort ThomasC$335,00016DentC$282,50017TrentonC$234,90018HarrisonC$229,40019Monfort HeightsC−$233,50020LebanonC−$290,20021BridgetownC−$183,60022FairfieldD+$234,50023FlorenceD+$210,70024NorthbrookD+$157,40025ErlangerD+$209,00026SharonvilleD+$223,80027White OakD+$203,70028AmeliaD$230,40029Forest ParkD$190,40030ReadingD−$211,30031NewportD−$217,60032NorwoodD−$258,70033FranklinD−$183,10034SpringdaleD−$192,00035CovingtonF$187,30036CincinnatiF$230,90037HamiltonF$165,20038MiddletownF$164,40039OxfordF$238,000
Better than Cincinnati on housing & affordability
Cincinnati grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Montgomery11 mi from CincinnatiA− 73 B Mason19 mi from CincinnatiB+ 69 B− Francisville12 mi from CincinnatiB+ 68 B− Mack9 mi from CincinnatiB 60 C Oakbrook14 mi from CincinnatiB 71 B− Monroe22 mi from CincinnatiB− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24