Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Cincinnati might be more expensive than living in rural Ohio, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
What exactly are those Cincinnati neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Cincinnati are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.
What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Cincinnati for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Camp Washington looks to be the cheapest Cincinnati neighborhood to live in.
At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Cincinnati. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Cincinnati that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Cincinnati.
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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Cincinnati For 2024
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Population: 1,145
Cost Of Living Index: 84 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.2 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.014 (10th cheapest)
More on Camp Washington: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 17,820
Cost Of Living Index: 82 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (23rd cheapest)
More on West Price Hill: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 4,311
Cost Of Living Index: 87 (24th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.7 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (16th cheapest)
More on Hartwell: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 3,975
Cost Of Living Index: 79 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.3 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.022 (34th cheapest)
More on South Fairmount: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 3,012
Cost Of Living Index: 85 (20th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (20th cheapest)
More on Sayler Park: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 3,112
Cost Of Living Index: 84 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (28th cheapest)
More on Carthage: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 3,137
Cost Of Living Index: 81 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.4 (10th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.022 (35th cheapest)
More on South Cumminsville: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 238
Cost Of Living Index: 84 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.023 (36th cheapest)
More on Sedamsville: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 1,639
Cost Of Living Index: 84 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.021 (32nd cheapest)
More on Riverside: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 272
Cost Of Living Index: 110 (40th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.4 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.008 (cheapest)
More on Linwood: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Cincinnati Hoods In 2024
To rank the cheapest places to live in Cincinnati, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.
Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 44 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Cincinnati.” We’re lookin’ at you, Camp Washington.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Cincinnati. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Cincinnati
If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Cincinnati where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
The most affordable neighborhoods in Cincinnati are Camp Washington, West Price Hill, Hartwell, South Fairmount, Sayler Park, Carthage, South Cumminsville, Sedamsville, Riverside, and Linwood.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Cincinnati aren’t all cheap. Corryville takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Cincinnati.
The most expensive neighborhoods in Cincinnati are Corryville, Walnut Hills, Central Business District, Clifton, and North Avondale.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Cincinnati For 2024
| Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camp Washington | 84 |
| 2 | West Price Hill | 82 |
| 3 | Hartwell | 87 |
| 4 | South Fairmount | 79 |
| 5 | Sayler Park | 85 |
| 6 | Carthage | 84 |
| 7 | South Cumminsville | 81 |
| 8 | Sedamsville | 84 |
| 9 | Riverside | 84 |
| 10 | Linwood | 110 |
| 11 | Mount Washington | 93 |
| 12 | West End | 79 |
| 13 | Westwood | 85 |
| 14 | Lower Price Hill | 81 |
| 15 | College Hill | 86 |
| 16 | Mount Airy | 88 |
| 17 | East Price Hill | 82 |
| 18 | California | 104 |
| 19 | Madisonville | 92 |
| 20 | Northside | 89 |
| 21 | Kennedy Heights | 87 |
| 22 | North Fairmount | 79 |
| 23 | East End | 96 |
| 24 | Winton Place | 84 |
| 25 | Bond Hill | 85 |
| 26 | Winton Hills | 82 |
| 27 | Oakley | 101 |
| 28 | Mount Lookout | 117 |
| 29 | Roselawn | 82 |
| 30 | Columbia-Tusculum | 110 |
| 31 | Evanston | 88 |
| 32 | East Westwood | 80 |
| 33 | Avondale | 81 |
| 34 | Hyde Park | 111 |
| 35 | Mount Adams | 121 |
| 36 | Mount Auburn | 91 |
| 37 | Over-The-Rhine | 90 |
| 38 | Cuf | 84 |
| 39 | Paddock Hills | 91 |
| 40 | North Avondale | 88 |
| 41 | Clifton | 105 |
| 42 | Central Business District | 95 |
| 43 | Walnut Hills | 89 |
| 44 | Corryville | 85 |