Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$234,900
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,284/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Cincinnati 27%
Trenton
Butler County13,583 residents2 school districts
47
D
Suburbgrade score
38th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
47
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Trenton is like to live in, by category
Bars show Trenton against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Within-state proficiency40th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.6
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate84%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index98
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate0.73%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 33/100
F
Mean commute31.8 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 26/100
F
Restaurants & cafés6
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks10
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median household income$80,635
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment4.3%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations36%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Trenton on amenities
Trenton's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Cincinnati23 mi from TrentonA 54 C− Norwood22 mi from TrentonB+ 60 C Montgomery17 mi from TrentonB 73 B Blue Ash17 mi from TrentonB 73 B Northbrook17 mi from TrentonB 52 D+ Springdale13 mi from TrentonB− 54 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Trenton
Is Trenton, OH a good place to live?
Trenton scores 47 out of 100, 38th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Trenton expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $234,900, 9% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.73%. $1,284/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Trenton?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Trenton sit at the 40th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 84% graduation rate and a 18.6 student–teacher ratio. Trenton is served by Edgewood City School District and Madison Local School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Trenton?
The mean commute is 31.8 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Trenton?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 6 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Trenton old or new?
The median home in Trenton was built in 1992 — 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.