Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$282,500
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,108/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Cincinnati 27%
Dent
Hamilton County11,973 residents2 school districts
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
28th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
55
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Dent is like to live in, by category
Bars show Dent against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Within-state proficiency66th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.0
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate86%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index107
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.44%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute24.4 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Restaurants & cafés10
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks12
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$86,636
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment3.9%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations54%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Dent on amenities
Dent's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Cincinnati9 mi from DentA 54 C− Newport12 mi from DentA 61 C Norwood11 mi from DentB+ 60 C Florence14 mi from DentB 68 B− Forestville19 mi from DentB 66 C+ Montgomery17 mi from DentB 73 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Dent
Is Dent, OH a good place to live?
Dent scores 55 out of 100, 28th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Dent expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $282,500, 9% above the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.44%. $1,108/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Dent?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Dent sit at the 66th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 21.0 student–teacher ratio. Dent is served by Oak Hills Local and Northwest Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Dent?
The mean commute is 24.4 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Dent?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 10 restaurants and cafés and 12 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Dent old or new?
The median home in Dent was built in 1995 — 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. 69% 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.