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Reading is a big small town of 10,502 people in Hamilton County, Ohio. It's about 7 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $940 a month.
10,502people
$211kTypical home
$940/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,502
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,635 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 7 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,099 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LUK airport
- 17 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 385 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,459 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 316 bars within 25 mi
- 396 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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