Best PlacesOver-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Over-the-Rhine, 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.
Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati ranks 2,355th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Over-the-Rhine, 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.
Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati's strengths and weaknesses
Where Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- 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 15% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,007, 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 Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
Over-the-Rhine, 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 Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati.
Who works in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, and how
Work in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, month by month
Over-the-Rhine, 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 Over-the-Rhine, 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 Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
Schools across Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garrard Middle SchoolD+ · 26% 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 Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Over-the-Rhine, 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 Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
Is Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati ranks 2,355th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on empty homes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,677. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $79,007 median income, cost of living beats 57% of neighborhoods.
Is Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati safe?
Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $763 per resident a year.
Compare Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Over-the-Rhine, 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.
Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Over-the-Rhine, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.