Best PlacesRoselawn, Cincinnati, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roselawn, 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.
Roselawn, Cincinnati ranks 5,685th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Roselawn, 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.
Roselawn, Cincinnati's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roselawn, Cincinnati ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 61% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 61% of neighborhoods
Where Roselawn, Cincinnati ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$45,001 median, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Roselawn, Cincinnati
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roselawn, Cincinnati home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,001, 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 Roselawn, Cincinnati's effective rate of 1.54%, 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 Roselawn, Cincinnati
Roselawn, 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 Roselawn, Cincinnati.
Who works in Roselawn, Cincinnati, and how
Work in Roselawn, Cincinnati centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Roselawn, Cincinnati
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roselawn, Cincinnati.
What the weather is like in Roselawn, Cincinnati, month by month
Roselawn, Cincinnati sees roughly 62 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 Roselawn, Cincinnati
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 15 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 Roselawn, Cincinnati
Schools across Roselawn, Cincinnati average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lockland Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Roselawn Condon SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lockland Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Lockland High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Hughes Stem High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roselawn, Cincinnati school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roselawn, 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 Roselawn, Cincinnati against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Roselawn, Cincinnati
Is Roselawn, Cincinnati a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roselawn, Cincinnati ranks 5,685th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roselawn, Cincinnati expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,568. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $45,001 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Roselawn, Cincinnati safe?
Roselawn, Cincinnati is safer than 11% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $819 per resident a year.
Compare Roselawn, Cincinnati with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roselawn, Cincinnati. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roselawn, 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.
Roselawn, Cincinnati detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roselawn, Cincinnati: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roselawn, Cincinnati: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roselawn, Cincinnati: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roselawn, Cincinnati: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roselawn, 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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