Best PlacesHamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton ranks 3,688th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton
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.
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB, better than 74% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,700, 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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton.
Who works in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, and how
Work in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, month by month
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton
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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton
Schools across Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton average a B, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Highland Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Garfield Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamilton High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Miami SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton 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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton
Is Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton ranks 3,688th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, cell coverage, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,396. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $58,700 median income, cost of living beats 35% of neighborhoods.
Is Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton safe?
Yes, Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton is safer than 65% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
Compare Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton 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.
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton 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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