Cincinnati, Ohio
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Cincinnati.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Cincinnati compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 309,595City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $51,707Incorporated place (ACS)34% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 71ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)29% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $215,300City limits (ACS)29% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $953City limits (ACS)29% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 2.9%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 24 minNear U.S. avg (25 min)U.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 499% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 844.6annualized per 100k · citywide40% above U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 4302.5annualized per 100k · citywide39% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 85°F2.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 26°F8.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 43.4 in32% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 23312% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Cincinnati with another city
Relocators eyeing Cincinnati, Ohio will find roughly 309,595 residents within city limits. Median household income is roughly $51,707, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 71 — among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs (100 ≈ U.S. average). Entry home prices around $215,300 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Cincinnati is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Cincinnati with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Great Lakes industry towns and Midwestern seasons still set the tone. The normals show about 43.4 inches of rain and 233 sunny days across a typical year. Plan on roughly 24 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 49. A recent county unemployment reading near 2.9% suggests a relatively tight local labor market. FBI CDE violent-offense rates run comparatively high (~844.6 per 100k annualized), so block-by-block due diligence is especially important.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Cincinnati city, 1600000US3915000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN390610000000003 (Hamilton County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00093812 CINCINNATI LUNKEN AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28