Cincinnati

Best Cincinnati suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·39 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Fort Thomas$335k median · 21.0 min commute
Schools AAmenities BResidents inactive
77
Family score
overall 73 B
2
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 8800
Florence$211k median · 23.3 min commute
Schools A−Amenities BResidents inactive
76
Family score
overall 68 B−
3
Oakbrook$261k median · 27.3 min commute
Schools A−Amenities C+Residents inactive
73
Family score
overall 71 B−
4
Summit Park in Blue Ash, Ohio in 2023
Blue Ash$403k median · 20.2 min commute
Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive
73
Family score
overall 73 B
5
Image of the downtown gateway in Montgomery,Ohio
Montgomery$545k median · 21.4 min commute
Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive
72
Family score
overall 73 B
6
Forestville$317k median · 23.6 min commute
Schools A−Amenities BResidents inactive
71
Family score
overall 66 C+
7
City of Erlanger Entrance Sign at the corner of Stevenson Rd and Turkeyfoot Rd
Erlanger$209k median · 21.2 min commute
Schools CAmenities B−Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 65 C+
8
Aerial view of Mason, a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Interstate 75 is visible along the bottom of the picture; its major interchange in the middl
Mason$426k median · 25.1 min commute
Schools B−Amenities C+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 69 B−
9
A look down East Loveland Avenue in the Historic Downtown section of Loveland, Ohio, looking to the west from Railroad Avenue. Through the center runs the Littl
Loveland$321k median · 26.0 min commute
Schools B−Amenities C+Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 65 C+
10
Burlington, KY
Burlington$254k median · 22.6 min commute
Schools B+Amenities DResidents inactive
66
Family score
overall 67 C+
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Fort Thomas (Warren LeMay · CC BY-SA 2.0); Florence (RhymesWithAlbatross · CC BY-SA 3.0); Blue Ash (Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Montgomery (Matthew.vanderhorst · CC BY-SA 3.0); Erlanger (RandyBlankenshipp · CC BY-SA 4.0); Mason (Nyttend · Public domain); Loveland (Minh Nguyễn · CC BY 3.0); Burlington (Wikimedia Commons · Public domain).