Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$203,700
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,091/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Cincinnati 27%
White Oak
Hamilton County19,216 residentsNorthwest Local
56
C−
Suburbgrade score
27th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
56
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for White Oak yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 56 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What White Oak is like to live in, by category
Bars show White Oak against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Within-state proficiency26th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.9
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate81%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index88
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.52%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute24.2 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi4.2
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés38
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$70,341
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment4.0%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations46%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for White Oak yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than White Oak on schools
White Oak's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Fort Thomas12 mi from White OakA 73 B Florence15 mi from White OakA− 68 B− Forestville17 mi from White OakA− 66 C+ Oakbrook15 mi from White OakA− 71 B− Blue Ash12 mi from White OakB+ 73 B Francisville10 mi from White OakB+ 68 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in White Oak
Is White Oak, OH a good place to live?
White Oak scores 56 out of 100, 27th 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 White Oak expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $203,700, 21% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.52%. $1,091/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in White Oak?
Schools grade F. The districts serving White Oak sit at the 26th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 18.9 student–teacher ratio. White Oak is served by Northwest Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from White Oak?
The mean commute is 24.2 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 4.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in White Oak?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 38 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in White Oak old or new?
The median home in White Oak was built in 1968 — 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. 75% 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.