Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Median home value$260,700
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,665/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households16%
Cincinnati 27%
Oakbrook
Boone County10,211 residentsBoone County
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
4th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by commute & transport.
71
Cincinnati median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Oakbrook is like to live in, by category
Bars show Oakbrook against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.2
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate94%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index99
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate0.78%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax6.00%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute27.3 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés62
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks38
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median household income$94,652
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment1.6%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations37%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Oakbrook on commute & transport
Oakbrook's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Newport12 mi from OakbrookA 61 C Reading21 mi from OakbrookA− 58 C Norwood17 mi from OakbrookB+ 60 C Fort Thomas13 mi from OakbrookB+ 73 B Blue Ash23 mi from OakbrookB+ 73 B Erlanger5 mi from OakbrookB 65 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Oakbrook
Is Oakbrook, KY a good place to live?
Oakbrook scores 71 out of 100, 4th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Oakbrook expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $260,700, 1% above the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.78%. $1,665/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Oakbrook?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Oakbrook sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 15.2 student–teacher ratio. Oakbrook is served by Boone County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Oakbrook?
The mean commute is 27.3 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Oakbrook?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 62 restaurants and cafés and 38 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Oakbrook old or new?
The median home in Oakbrook was built in 1991 — 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. 89% 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.