Cost of living in Independence

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

74/100
6th of 39

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The four inputs

Housing cost index102

Cincinnati 10045% · scores 75

Effective property tax rate0.91%

Cincinnati 1.23%25% · scores 74

Utilities91

Cincinnati 10020% · scores 69

Local sales tax6.00%

Cincinnati median 7.29%10% · scores 80

Vertical rule marks the Cincinnati reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Cincinnati suburbs for cost of living

All 39 ranked, Independence highlighted

1ErlangerA−$209,000 2FlorenceB+$210,700 3ReadingB$211,300 4NewportB$217,600 5CovingtonB$187,300 6IndependenceB$263,700 7NorwoodB$258,700 8SharonvilleB$223,800 9AmeliaB$230,400 10FranklinB$183,100 11BurlingtonB$254,300 12OakbrookB$260,700 13BridgetownB−$183,600 14OxfordB−$238,000 15AlexandriaB−$284,800 16FairfieldB−$234,500 17HamiltonB−$165,200 18White OakB−$203,700 19SpringdaleB−$192,000 20CincinnatiB−$230,900 21MiddletownB−$164,400 22TrentonB−$234,900 23LebanonC+$290,200 24Monfort HeightsC+$233,500 25HarrisonC+$229,400 26FrancisvilleC+$398,000 27Fort ThomasC+$335,000 28DentC+$282,500 29MonroeC+$282,400 30NorthbrookC+$157,400 31LovelandC$321,300 32Forest ParkC$190,400 33SpringboroC$357,800 34Blue AshC−$403,200 35FinneytownC−$207,100 36MasonD+$426,200 37ForestvilleD$316,800 38MontgomeryD−$545,100 —Mack—$314,400

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Better than Independence on cost of living

Independence grades B on cost of living. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Erlanger6 mi from IndependenceA−$209k0.93% 65 C+ Florence6 mi from IndependenceB+$211k0.81% 68 B− Reading19 mi from IndependenceB$211k1.31% 58 C Newport9 mi from IndependenceB$218k0.99% 61 C Covington6 mi from IndependenceB$187k1.09% 57 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

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