Living in Forestville, OH
Forestville is a big small town of 10,831 people in Hamilton County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,831people
$317kTypical home
$1,613/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,831
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,929 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 10 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,998/mo)
- Median rent $1,613/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to LUK airport
- 18 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 283 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: D+15 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk