The Cincinnati metro has 2.3M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $81K, median home value of $259K, median age of 38, and a 37% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 1.6M of those 2.3M residents. The eastern and northeastern suburbs around Montgomery and Loveland lead on home values, incomes, and education, while the northern industrial cities of Hamilton and Middletown and the city's west side sit at the bottom.
Median home value
The highest values sit on the east and northeast side. The area east of Cincinnati tops the metro at $466K, with the area north of Montgomery at $447K, north of Sixteen Mile Stand at $435K, south of Loveland at $433K, and an east Cincinnati cluster at $409K. At the bottom, the lowest values are in the northern industrial cities and the city's west side: Hamilton at $96K, the area west of Cincinnati at $114K, north Middletown at $125K, the area east of Wilder across the river in Kentucky at $155K, and a second area west of Cincinnati at $163K. The ≥$400K tier traces the eastern and northeastern suburbs; the under-$200K tier covers Hamilton, Middletown, and the west side.
Median household income
The area south of Loveland tops the metro at $146K, followed by the area east of Union in northern Kentucky at $137K, north of Fairfield also at $137K, north of Sixteen Mile Stand at $124K, and west of Mason at $121K. The lowest incomes are in the city core and the west side: north Cincinnati at $36K, the area west of Cincinnati at $42K, a west Cincinnati cluster at $44K, a Cincinnati cluster at $46K, and a second north Cincinnati cluster at $47K. The ≥$120K tier follows the northeastern suburbs; the under-$50K tier sits on the city core.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods are the outer suburbs. The area east of Union in northern Kentucky tops the metro at 44, with the areas north of Montgomery and north of Sixteen Mile Stand also at 44, and the areas north of Mulberry and west of Blue Ash at 43. The youngest neighborhoods sit in the city core: a Cincinnati cluster at 27, north Cincinnati at 31, south Cincinnati at 32, the area west of Cincinnati at 32, and Norwood at 32. Most of the metro sits in the 36–42 range.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education peaks on the east and northeast side. An east Cincinnati cluster leads at 76%, with the area north of Montgomery at 71%, east of Cincinnati at 69%, south of Kenwood at 68%, and north of Sixteen Mile Stand at 64%. The lowest shares are in the northern industrial cities and the west side: Hamilton at 8%, north Middletown at 13%, the area north of Hamilton at 17%, west of Monroe at 18%, and the area west of Cincinnati at 19%. The ≥60% tier follows the eastern and northeastern suburbs; the under-20% tier covers Hamilton, Middletown, and the west side.
Where the metrics overlap
The eastern and northeastern suburbs sit at the top of home value, income, and education together — the area south of Loveland tops income, the area north of Montgomery leads on value and education, and the area east of Cincinnati posts the metro's highest bachelor's share at 76%. The opposite corner splits in two: the city core pairs low incomes with the youngest median ages, while the northern industrial cities pair low values with the lowest education — Hamilton bottoms the metro on both home value at $96K and bachelor's share at 8%, and Middletown , an ARMCO steel town 29 miles northeast, sits near the bottom on both.
Key Takeaways
- Across the metro, the median home value is $259K, median household income is $81K, median age is 38, and the bachelor's-degree share is 37%.
- The area east of Cincinnati tops home value at $466K and education at 76%.
- The area south of Loveland tops income at $146K.
- Hamilton holds the metro's lowest home value at $96K and lowest bachelor's share at 8%.
- The lowest income is $36K in north Cincinnati.
- The oldest neighborhoods reach a median age of 44 in the outer suburbs; the youngest fall to 27 in the city core.