Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$209,000
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$970/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Cincinnati 27%
Erlanger
Kenton County19,875 residents2 school districts
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
11th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strong on cost of living and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
65
Cincinnati median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Erlanger is like to live in, by category
Bars show Erlanger against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency56th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.2
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate92%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Housing cost index85
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate0.93%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax6.00%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Mean commute21.2 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes79%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.8
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés76
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks40
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$75,840
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment4.3%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations47%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Erlanger on housing & affordability
Erlanger's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Montgomery20 mi from ErlangerA− 73 B Francisville8 mi from ErlangerB+ 68 B− Mack9 mi from ErlangerB 60 C Oakbrook5 mi from ErlangerB 71 B− Blue Ash18 mi from ErlangerB− 73 B Alexandria13 mi from ErlangerC+ 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Erlanger
Is Erlanger, KY a good place to live?
Erlanger scores 65 out of 100, 11th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Erlanger expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $209,000, 19% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.93%. $970/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Erlanger?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Erlanger sit at the 56th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 17.2 student–teacher ratio. Erlanger is served by Kenton County and Erlanger-Elsmere Independent. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Erlanger?
The mean commute is 21.2 min, with 79% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 2.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Erlanger?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 76 restaurants and cafés and 40 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Erlanger old or new?
The median home in Erlanger was built in 1976 — close to 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.