Living in Northbrook, OH
Northbrook is a big small town of 10,742 people in Hamilton County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,742people
$157kTypical home
$1,555/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
220Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,742
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,563 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 8 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $1,555/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to LUK airport
- 14 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,443 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 313 bars within 25 mi
- 391 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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