Cincinnati

Best Cincinnati suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·39 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Side of City Hall in Norwood, Ohio, United States, located at 4645 Montgomery Road. Built in 1915, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Norwood$259k median · 21.7 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B+Commute B+
71
Score
overall 60 C
2
City of Erlanger Entrance Sign at the corner of Stevenson Rd and Turkeyfoot Rd
Erlanger$209k median · 21.2 min commute
Employment CAmenities B−Commute B
69
Score
overall 65 C+
3
Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Fort Thomas$335k median · 21.0 min commute
Employment B−Amenities BCommute B+
69
Score
overall 73 B
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Newport$218k median · 19.7 min commute
Employment FAmenities ACommute A
68
Score
overall 61 C
5
Summit Park in Blue Ash, Ohio in 2023
Blue Ash$403k median · 20.2 min commute
Employment B+Amenities BCommute B+
66
Score
overall 73 B
6
Downtown Cincinnati viewed from Devou Park
Cincinnati$231k median · 22.4 min commute
Employment FAmenities ACommute B
66
Score
overall 54 C−
7
Depot Square in Sharonville, Ohio, United States.
Sharonville$224k median · 17.1 min commute
Employment C+Amenities C+Commute B
65
Score
overall 59 C
8
Buildings on the northern side of Benson Street, seen looking eastward from Lind Street, in Reading, Ohio, United States.
Reading$211k median · 18.1 min commute
Employment D+Amenities C−Commute A−
64
Score
overall 58 C
9
White Oak$204k median · 24.2 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B−Commute C+
63
Score
overall 56 C−
10
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
Employment C−Amenities BCommute C+
63
Score
overall 68 B−
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Norwood (Nyttend · Public domain); Erlanger (RandyBlankenshipp · CC BY-SA 4.0); Fort Thomas (Warren LeMay · CC BY-SA 2.0); Newport (Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO · CC BY 2.0); Blue Ash (Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cincinnati (EEJCC · CC BY-SA 4.0); Sharonville (Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0); Reading (Nyttend · Public domain); Florence (RhymesWithAlbatross · CC BY-SA 3.0).