Best PlacesNorthside, Cincinnati, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northside, 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.
Northside, Cincinnati ranks 3,003rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northside, 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.
Northside, Cincinnati's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northside, Cincinnati ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Northside, Cincinnati ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northside, Cincinnati
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northside, Cincinnati home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,108, 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 Northside, Cincinnati's effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northside, Cincinnati
Northside, Cincinnati's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Northside, Cincinnati.
Who works in Northside, Cincinnati, and how
Work in Northside, Cincinnati centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Northside, Cincinnati
Northside, Cincinnati has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Northside, Cincinnati and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northside, Cincinnati, month by month
Northside, Cincinnati sees roughly 61 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 Northside, Cincinnati
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 11 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 Northside, Cincinnati
Schools across Northside, Cincinnati average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Parker Woods Montessori SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Chase SchoolD · 17% 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 Northside, Cincinnati school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northside, 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 Northside, Cincinnati against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northside, Cincinnati
Is Northside, Cincinnati a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northside, Cincinnati ranks 3,003rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northside, Cincinnati expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,895. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $70,108 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Northside, Cincinnati safe?
Northside, Cincinnati is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $620 per resident a year.
Compare Northside, Cincinnati with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northside, Cincinnati. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northside, 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.
Northside, Cincinnati detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northside, Cincinnati: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northside, Cincinnati: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northside, Cincinnati: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northside, Cincinnati: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northside, 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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