Cincinnati

Shortest commutes to Downtown Cincinnati

Ranked on distance to Downtown Cincinnati at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·39 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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Newport$218k median · 19.7 min commute
Commute AHousing D−Cost of living B
96
Commute score
overall 61 C
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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
Commute A−Housing D−Cost of living B
96
Commute score
overall 58 C
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Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Fort Thomas$335k median · 21.0 min commute
Commute B+Housing CCost of living C+
92
Commute score
overall 73 B
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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
Commute B+Housing D−Cost of living B
92
Commute score
overall 60 C
5
Depot Square in Sharonville, Ohio, United States.
Sharonville$224k median · 17.1 min commute
Commute BHousing D+Cost of living B
90
Commute score
overall 59 C
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Downtown Cincinnati viewed from Devou Park
Cincinnati$231k median · 22.4 min commute
Commute BHousing FCost of living B−
90
Commute score
overall 54 C−
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Springdale$192k median · 19.6 min commute
Commute BHousing D−Cost of living B−
87
Commute score
overall 54 C−
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Summit Park in Blue Ash, Ohio in 2023
Blue Ash$403k median · 20.2 min commute
Commute B+Housing B−Cost of living C−
87
Commute score
overall 73 B
9
Covington skyline viewed from Devou Park with the Ohio River on the left.
Covington$187k median · 21.8 min commute
Commute BHousing FCost of living B
87
Commute score
overall 57 C−
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City of Erlanger Entrance Sign at the corner of Stevenson Rd and Turkeyfoot Rd
Erlanger$209k median · 21.2 min commute
Commute BHousing D+Cost of living A−
86
Commute score
overall 65 C+
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Newport (Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO · CC BY 2.0); Reading (Nyttend · Public domain); Fort Thomas (Warren LeMay · CC BY-SA 2.0); Norwood (Nyttend · Public domain); Sharonville (Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0); Cincinnati (EEJCC · CC BY-SA 4.0); Blue Ash (Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Covington (EEJCC · CC BY-SA 4.0); Erlanger (RandyBlankenshipp · CC BY-SA 4.0).