Best PlacesKenwood, Cincinnati, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kenwood, Cincinnati, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kenwood, Cincinnati ranks 615th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kenwood, 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.
Kenwood, Cincinnati's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kenwood, Cincinnati ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Kenwood, Cincinnati ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kenwood, Cincinnati
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kenwood, Cincinnati home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $108,440; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Kenwood, Cincinnati's effective rate of 1.37%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kenwood, Cincinnati
Kenwood, Cincinnati runs older 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 Kenwood, Cincinnati.
Who works in Kenwood, Cincinnati, and how
Work in Kenwood, Cincinnati centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kenwood, Cincinnati
Kenwood, Cincinnati has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Kenwood, Cincinnati and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kenwood, Cincinnati, month by month
Kenwood, Cincinnati sees roughly 64 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 Kenwood, Cincinnati
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 19 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 Kenwood, Cincinnati
Schools across Kenwood, Cincinnati average an A, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Maple Dale Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Blue Ash ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Amity Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Hill Middle SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Sycamore Junior High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Hill High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Sycamore High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Deer Park Jr/sr High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kenwood, Cincinnati school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kenwood, 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 Kenwood, Cincinnati against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kenwood, Cincinnati
Is Kenwood, Cincinnati a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kenwood, Cincinnati ranks 615th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, health care access, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kenwood, Cincinnati expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $429,109. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $108,440 median income, cost of living beats 87% of neighborhoods.
Is Kenwood, Cincinnati safe?
Yes, Kenwood, Cincinnati is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Kenwood, Cincinnati with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kenwood, Cincinnati. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kenwood, 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.
Kenwood, Cincinnati detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kenwood, Cincinnati: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kenwood, Cincinnati: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kenwood, Cincinnati: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kenwood, Cincinnati: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kenwood, 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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