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Salem Heights is a small town of 3,602 people in Hamilton County, Ohio. It's about 8 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 $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,602people
$245kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,602
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,215 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 8 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,546/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 8 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 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LUK airport
- 15 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 381 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,306 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 283 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.