Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$190,400
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,306/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Cincinnati 27%
Forest Park
Hamilton County20,025 residents2 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
36th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by schools.
49
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Forest Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Forest Park against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 26/100
F
Within-state proficiency12th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.9
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate78%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index102
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.39%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute24.0 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes70%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.1
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Restaurants & cafés31
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks52
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$75,956
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment5.0%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations38%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Forest Park on schools
Forest Park's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Fort Thomas15 mi from Forest ParkA 73 B Florence21 mi from Forest ParkA− 68 B− Forestville18 mi from Forest ParkA− 66 C+ Oakbrook22 mi from Forest ParkA− 71 B− Blue Ash8 mi from Forest ParkB+ 73 B Francisville16 mi from Forest ParkB+ 68 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Forest Park
Is Forest Park, OH a good place to live?
Forest Park scores 49 out of 100, 36th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Forest Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $190,400, 26% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.39%. $1,306/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Forest Park?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Forest Park sit at the 12th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 78% graduation rate and a 17.9 student–teacher ratio. Forest Park is served by Winton Woods City and Northwest Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Forest Park?
The mean commute is 24.0 min, with 70% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 2.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Forest Park?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 31 restaurants and cafés and 52 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Forest Park old or new?
The median home in Forest Park was built in 1969 — older 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. 67% 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.