Best PlacesSouth Fairmount, Cincinnati, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Fairmount, 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.
South Fairmount, Cincinnati ranks 5,674th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Fairmount, 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.
South Fairmount, Cincinnati's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Fairmount, Cincinnati ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where South Fairmount, Cincinnati ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Fairmount, Cincinnati
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Fairmount, Cincinnati home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,879, 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 South Fairmount, Cincinnati's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Fairmount, Cincinnati
South Fairmount, 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 South Fairmount, Cincinnati.
Who works in South Fairmount, Cincinnati, and how
Work in South Fairmount, Cincinnati centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in South Fairmount, Cincinnati
South Fairmount, Cincinnati has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of South Fairmount, Cincinnati and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Fairmount, Cincinnati, month by month
South Fairmount, Cincinnati sees roughly 58 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 South Fairmount, Cincinnati
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 8 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 South Fairmount, Cincinnati
Schools across South Fairmount, Cincinnati average a D, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Roberts AcademyD · 18% proficient
- Orion AcademyD− · 15% 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 South Fairmount, Cincinnati school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Fairmount, 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 South Fairmount, Cincinnati against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Fairmount, Cincinnati
Is South Fairmount, Cincinnati a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Fairmount, Cincinnati ranks 5,674th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, and lowest on health outcomes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Fairmount, Cincinnati expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,123. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $47,879 median income, cost of living beats 18% of neighborhoods.
Is South Fairmount, Cincinnati safe?
South Fairmount, Cincinnati is safer than 6% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $871 per resident a year.
Compare South Fairmount, Cincinnati with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Fairmount, Cincinnati. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Fairmount, 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.
South Fairmount, Cincinnati detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Fairmount, Cincinnati: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Fairmount, Cincinnati: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Fairmount, Cincinnati: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Fairmount, Cincinnati: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Fairmount, 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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