Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$316,800
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,613/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Cincinnati 27%
Forestville
Hamilton County10,831 residentsForest Hills Local
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
10th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by cost of living.
66
Cincinnati median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Forestville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Forestville against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 84/100
A−
Within-state proficiency94th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate97%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Housing cost index132
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.69%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute23.6 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.5
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés84
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks50
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$98,115
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment4.3%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations53%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Forestville on cost of living
Forestville's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Erlanger14 mi from ForestvilleA− 65 C+ Florence17 mi from ForestvilleB+ 68 B− Reading12 mi from ForestvilleB 58 C Newport8 mi from ForestvilleB 61 C Covington10 mi from ForestvilleB 57 C− Independence14 mi from ForestvilleB 64 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Forestville
Is Forestville, OH a good place to live?
Forestville scores 66 out of 100, 10th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Forestville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $316,800, 23% above the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.69%. $1,613/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Forestville?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Forestville sit at the 94th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Forestville is served by Forest Hills Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Forestville?
The mean commute is 23.6 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 2.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Forestville?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 84 restaurants and cafés and 50 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Forestville old or new?
The median home in Forestville was built in 1981 — 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. 66% 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.
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