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Best places to live in Greater Cincinnati

137 places with 1,300,745 residents within about 35 km of Cincinnati, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Cincinnati, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Mason (Ohio)
    Ohio, 32,662 residents    78
  2. 2Fort Thomas
    Kentucky, 16,398 residents    74
  3. 3Independence (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 26,819 residents    73
  4. 4Dayton (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,433 residents    72
  5. 5Union (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,795 residents    72
  6. 6Southgate (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 3,856 residents    71
  7. 7Loveland Park
    Ohio, 1,523 residents    71
  8. 8Landen
    Ohio, 6,782 residents    71
  9. 9Bellevue (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,892 residents    70
  10. 10Taylor Mill
    Kentucky, 6,769 residents    70

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For retired couples

  1. 1Mason (Ohio)
    Ohio, 32,662 residents    75
  2. 2Independence (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 26,819 residents    73
  3. 3Union (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,795 residents    71
  4. 4Fort Thomas
    Kentucky, 16,398 residents    71
  5. 5Taylor Mill
    Kentucky, 6,769 residents    69
  6. 6Southgate (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 3,856 residents    68
  7. 7Dayton (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,433 residents    67
  8. 8Oakbrook
    Kentucky, 9,036 residents    67
  9. 9Burlington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 15,926 residents    67
  10. 10Loveland (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,585 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Independence (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 26,819 residents    77
  2. 2Mason (Ohio)
    Ohio, 32,662 residents    75
  3. 3Union (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,795 residents    74
  4. 4Fort Thomas
    Kentucky, 16,398 residents    74
  5. 5White Oak (Ohio)
    Ohio, 19,167 residents    73
  6. 6Taylor Mill
    Kentucky, 6,769 residents    73
  7. 7Burlington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 15,926 residents    73
  8. 8Finneytown
    Ohio, 12,741 residents    72
  9. 9Fairfield (Ohio)
    Ohio, 42,767 residents    72
  10. 10Francisville
    Kentucky, 7,944 residents    72

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For commuters

  1. 1Cincinnati
    Ohio, 311,097 residents    78
  2. 2Covington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 40,997 residents    77
  3. 3Ludlow (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 4,551 residents    74
  4. 4Dayton (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,433 residents    74
  5. 5Norwood (Ohio)
    Ohio, 19,915 residents    74
  6. 6Bellevue (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,892 residents    73
  7. 7Fort Mitchell
    Kentucky, 8,306 residents    73
  8. 8Fort Thomas
    Kentucky, 16,398 residents    73
  9. 9Park Hills (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 3,007 residents    73
  10. 10Newport (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 15,354 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1Cincinnati
    Ohio, 311,097 residents    72
  2. 2Covington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 40,997 residents    64
  3. 3Norwood (Ohio)
    Ohio, 19,915 residents    61
  4. 4Finneytown
    Ohio, 12,741 residents    60
  5. 5Fort Thomas
    Kentucky, 16,398 residents    60
  6. 6Monfort Heights
    Ohio, 11,948 residents    59
  7. 7Bellevue (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 5,892 residents    59
  8. 8Covedale
    Ohio, 6,447 residents    59
  9. 9Fort Mitchell
    Kentucky, 8,306 residents    59
  10. 10Fort Wright
    Kentucky, 5,781 residents    59

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Erlanger
    Kentucky, 18,797 residents    67
  2. 2Independence (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 26,819 residents    67
  3. 3Covington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 40,997 residents    67
  4. 4Burlington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 15,926 residents    67
  5. 5Edgewood (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 8,769 residents    66
  6. 6Fort Mitchell
    Kentucky, 8,306 residents    66
  7. 7Oakbrook
    Kentucky, 9,036 residents    66
  8. 8Florence (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 32,227 residents    66
  9. 9Villa Hills
    Kentucky, 7,468 residents    66
  10. 10Fort Wright
    Kentucky, 5,781 residents    65

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Towns in Greater Cincinnati