The 10 Cheapest Cincinnati, OH Neighborhoods To Live In For 2022


We used science and data to determine which neighborhoods in Cincinnati are the cheapest of the cheap.

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Everything else equal, I think 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.

So 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 find out which neighborhoods in Cincinnati are the cheapest.

What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in Cincinnati for 2022? According to the most recent census data, West Price Hill looks to be the cheaptest 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 in return 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.

Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.

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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Cincinnati For 2022

1. West Price Hill

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Population: 19,093
Cost Of Living Index: 82 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (20th cheapest)
More on West Price Hill: Homes For Sale | Data

2. Hartwell

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Population: 5,480
Cost Of Living Index: 89 (26th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.01 (5th cheapest)
More on Hartwell: Homes For Sale | Data

3. Winton Place

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Population: 2,163
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (20th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (18th cheapest)
More on Winton Place: Homes For Sale | Data

4. Lower Price Hill

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Population: 1,291
Cost Of Living Index: 83 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.021 (34th cheapest)
More on Lower Price Hill: Homes For Sale | Data

5. College Hill

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Population: 14,184
Cost Of Living Index: 85 (16th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.6 (16th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.014 (13th cheapest)
More on College Hill: Homes For Sale | Data

6. California

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Population: 672
Cost Of Living Index: 107 (40th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (cheapest)
More on California: Homes For Sale | Data

7. Kennedy Heights

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7
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Population: 4,580
Cost Of Living Index: 87 (22nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.5 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.012 (10th cheapest)
More on Kennedy Heights: Homes For Sale | Data

8. South Fairmount

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Population: 4,309
Cost Of Living Index: 82 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.028 (40th cheapest)
More on South Fairmount: Homes For Sale | Data

9. Roselawn

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Population: 6,754
Cost Of Living Index: 84 (13th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.021 (33rd cheapest)
More on Roselawn: Homes For Sale | Data

10. Sayler Park

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5
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Population: 2,624
Cost Of Living Index: 85 (16th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.7 (18th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (17th cheapest)
More on Sayler Park: Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Cincinnati Hoods In 2022

In order to rank the cheapest places to live in Cincinnati, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".

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 45 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, West Price Hill.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places Cincinnati. Or 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.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Cincinnati aren't all cheap. Clifton takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Cincinnati.

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 2022

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 West Price Hill 82
2 Hartwell 89
3 Winton Place 86
4 Lower Price Hill 83
5 College Hill 85
6 California 107
7 Kennedy Heights 87
8 South Fairmount 82
9 Roselawn 84
10 Sayler Park 85
11 Carthage 84
12 East Price Hill 83
13 North Fairmount 80
14 Westwood 84
15 Mount Washington 95
16 Winton Hills 81
17 Central Business District 97
18 Riverside 86
19 Mount Airy 89
20 Pleasant Ridge 95
21 Bond Hill 85
22 Madisonville 91
23 North Avondale 90
24 Camp Washington 86
25 East Westwood 79
26 Avondale 81
27 West End 79
28 Northside 88
29 Cuf 83
30 East End 98
31 Linwood 112
32 Mount Lookout 120
33 Sedamsville 85
34 Paddock Hills 92
35 Oakley 101
36 Mount Auburn 91
37 Columbia-Tusculum 110
38 Evanston 91
39 Mount Adams 122
40 Hyde Park 111
41 Walnut Hills 88
42 Corryville 87
43 South Cumminsville 83
44 Over-The-Rhine 92
45 Clifton 105

Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our third time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Cincinnati.

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