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What Is It Like to Live in Cincinnati?

What it costs to live in Cincinnati, and how it compares with other Ohio cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

12

120th best value in Ohio

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Ohio cities.

Overall livability

28

109th overall in Ohio

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Cincinnati is home to about 308,664 people. A typical home runs $162,300 and a household earns around $45,200, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. Among Ohio's largest cities, it ranks 120th for value and 109th overall.

Cincinnati at a glance

Median home price

$162,300

117th in OH of 121

Median rent

$814/mo

Median household income

$45,200

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

6.9%

91st in OH of 121

School rating

2/10

92nd in OH of 121

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OH of 121

Walk score

37/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Ohio only. Updated 2026.