Best PlacesEast Westwood, Cincinnati, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Westwood, Cincinnati, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Westwood, Cincinnati ranks 5,895th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Westwood, Cincinnati
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.
East Westwood, Cincinnati's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Westwood, Cincinnati ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where East Westwood, Cincinnati ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$20,071 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Westwood, Cincinnati
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Westwood, Cincinnati home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $20,071, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 East Westwood, Cincinnati's effective rate of 1.30%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Westwood, Cincinnati
East Westwood, Cincinnati runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Westwood, Cincinnati.
Who works in East Westwood, Cincinnati, and how
Work in East Westwood, Cincinnati centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in East Westwood, Cincinnati
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Westwood, Cincinnati.
What the weather is like in East Westwood, Cincinnati, month by month
East Westwood, Cincinnati sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of East Westwood, Cincinnati
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 9 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 East Westwood, Cincinnati
Schools across East Westwood, Cincinnati average a D, better than 12% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Ethel M. Taylor AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Roll Hill SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Hughes Stem High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Westwood, Cincinnati school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Westwood, Cincinnati 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 East Westwood, Cincinnati against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Westwood, Cincinnati
Is East Westwood, Cincinnati a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Westwood, Cincinnati ranks 5,895th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Westwood, Cincinnati expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,315. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $20,071 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is East Westwood, Cincinnati safe?
East Westwood, Cincinnati is safer than 3% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $953 per resident a year.
Compare East Westwood, Cincinnati with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Westwood, Cincinnati. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Westwood, Cincinnati 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.
East Westwood, Cincinnati detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Westwood, Cincinnati: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Westwood, Cincinnati: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Westwood, Cincinnati: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Westwood, Cincinnati: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Westwood, Cincinnati 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.
- 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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