Best PlacesNorth College Hill, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North College Hill, 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.
North College Hill ranks 36,455th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North College Hill
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.
North College Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where North College Hill ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
Where North College Hill ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North College Hill
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North College Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,976, 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 North College Hill's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North College Hill
North College Hill 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 North College Hill.
Who works in North College Hill, and how
Work in North College Hill centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North College Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North College Hill.
What the weather is like in North College Hill, month by month
North College Hill sees roughly 61 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 North College Hill
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 13 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 North College Hill
Schools across North College Hill average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Struble Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- North College Hill Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Oak Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- North College Hill Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Colerain High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- North College Hill High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Hughes Stem High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North College Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North College Hill 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 North College Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North College Hill
Is North College Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North College Hill ranks 36,455th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North College Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,217. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,976 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is North College Hill safe?
North College Hill is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $623 per resident a year.
Compare North College Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North College Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North College Hill 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.
North College Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North College Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North College Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North College Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North College Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North College Hill 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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