Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 76/100
B
Median home value$314,400
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent—
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households17%
Cincinnati 27%
Mack
Hamilton County11,516 residents2 school districts
60
C
Suburbgrade score
19th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on housing & affordability, held back by amenities.
60
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mack is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mack against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Within-state proficiency73rd pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.6
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate90%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · inactive
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Housing cost index—
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.57%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute25.5 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 29/100
F
Restaurants & cafés4
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks14
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$121,609
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment2.6%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations46%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Is it quiet at night?
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Can you walk to a grocery store?
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Is it good for young children?
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Better than Mack on amenities
Mack's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Cincinnati9 mi from MackA 54 C− Newport11 mi from MackA 61 C Norwood12 mi from MackB+ 60 C Florence11 mi from MackB 68 B− Forestville19 mi from MackB 66 C+ Montgomery19 mi from MackB 73 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Mack
Is Mack, OH a good place to live?
Mack scores 60 out of 100, 19th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
How good are the schools in Mack?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Mack sit at the 73rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 22.6 student–teacher ratio. Mack is served by Oak Hills Local and Three Rivers Local School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mack?
The mean commute is 25.5 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mack?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 4 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Mack old or new?
The median home in Mack 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. 95% 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.