Best PlacesClermont County, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Clermont County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Clermont County ranks 251st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $93,104, everyday costs sit below the national average, and good schools ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are childcare costs, property taxes, and long commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Clermont County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in Clermont County
The parts of Clermont County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Milford & Loveland
More adults hold degrees, local pay stretches further, and incomes run higher.
Goshen
More households have young kids and it is quieter.
Cincinnati & Batavia
Commutes are shorter, though tree cover is thinner.
New Richmond
More homes sit empty and schools score lower.
Amelia
Prices have run up more.
Williamsburg
Crime runs higher and fewer residents vote.
Bethel & Felicity
Homes cost less, though health outcomes score lower.
Clermont County shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 14% of the country and others in the top 1%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Clermont County's strengths and weaknesses
Clermont County ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. Few empty homes is the standout, in the top 2% of counties. Cheap car insurance and good schools follow.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Childcare costs, property taxes, and long commutes hold the score down. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where Clermont County ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of counties
Where Clermont County ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 8% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of counties
- Short commute28.1 minutes each way, better than only 25% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 25% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 25% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Clermont County
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clermont County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,104, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Clermont County's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Clermont County
Clermont County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clermont County.
Who works in Clermont County, and how
Work in Clermont County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Clermont County
Clermont County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and more late-night spots per resident than 78% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Clermont County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Clermont County growing, and who is moving in?
Clermont County has grown about 6% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Cincinnati, OH metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Clermont County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Clermont County, month by month
Clermont County sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Clermont County
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 25 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Clermont County
Schools across Clermont County average an A−, better than 94% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Boyd E Smith Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Mccormick Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loveland Intermediate SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Nagel Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Milford Junior High SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
Top high schools
- Loveland High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- Anderson High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Little Miami High SchoolA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clermont County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clermont County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Clermont County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Clermont County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Clermont County
Is Clermont County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clermont County ranks 251st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clermont County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $273,632. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $93,104 median income, cost of living beats 91% of counties.
Is Clermont County safe?
Yes, Clermont County is safer than 78% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Clermont County?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 27. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Clermont County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Milford & Loveland, Goshen, and Cincinnati & Batavia. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Clermont County good for families?
Schools beat 94% of counties, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Is Clermont County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of counties, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 63% of counties. About 14% of workers already work from home.
Compare Clermont County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clermont County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clermont County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Clermont County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clermont County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clermont County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clermont County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clermont County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clermont County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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