Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$164,400
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,007/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Cincinnati 27%
Middletown
Butler & Warren counties51,617 residents2 school districts
47
D
Suburbgrade score
37th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
47
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Middletown is like to live in, by category
Bars show Middletown against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 32/100
F
Within-state proficiency17th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate80%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index86
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.22%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute24.2 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés40
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks57
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$57,102
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment5.9%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations28%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Middletown on schools
Middletown's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Blue Ash18 mi from MiddletownB+ 73 B Montgomery17 mi from MiddletownB+ 73 B Loveland17 mi from MiddletownB− 65 C+ Mason10 mi from MiddletownB− 69 B− Springboro8 mi from MiddletownB− 66 C+ Monroe4 mi from MiddletownC+ 64 C+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Middletown
Is Middletown, OH a good place to live?
Middletown scores 47 out of 100, 37th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Middletown expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $164,400, 36% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.22%. $1,007/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Middletown?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Middletown sit at the 17th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 80% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Middletown is served by Middletown City and Franklin City School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Middletown?
The mean commute is 24.2 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Middletown?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 40 restaurants and cafés and 57 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Middletown old or new?
The median home in Middletown was built in 1965 — 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. 71% 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.