Best PlacesWestwood, Cincinnati, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westwood, 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.
Westwood, Cincinnati ranks 4,671st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Westwood, 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.
Westwood, Cincinnati's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westwood, Cincinnati ranks high
- QuietBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Westwood, Cincinnati ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Household income$51,930 median, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westwood, Cincinnati
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westwood, Cincinnati home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,930, 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 Westwood, Cincinnati's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Westwood, Cincinnati
Westwood, 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 Westwood, Cincinnati.
Who works in Westwood, Cincinnati, and how
Work in Westwood, Cincinnati centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Westwood, Cincinnati
Westwood, Cincinnati has more parkland per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Westwood, Cincinnati and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westwood, Cincinnati, month by month
Westwood, Cincinnati sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Westwood, 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 Westwood, Cincinnati
Schools across Westwood, Cincinnati average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John Foster Dulles Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Dater Montessori SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgetown Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Rapid Run Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Hills High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- James N. Gamble Montessori High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Achievepoint Career Academy - CincinnatiD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westwood, Cincinnati school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westwood, 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 Westwood, Cincinnati against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Westwood, Cincinnati suits
Common questions about living in Westwood, Cincinnati
Is Westwood, Cincinnati a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westwood, Cincinnati ranks 4,671st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westwood, Cincinnati expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,293. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $51,930 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Westwood, Cincinnati safe?
Westwood, Cincinnati is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $527 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Westwood, Cincinnati?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 52 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of neighborhoods.
Is Westwood, Cincinnati good for families?
Schools beat 15% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare Westwood, Cincinnati with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westwood, Cincinnati. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westwood, 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.
Westwood, Cincinnati detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westwood, Cincinnati: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westwood, Cincinnati: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westwood, Cincinnati: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westwood, Cincinnati: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westwood, 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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