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In our 11th annual Rating the Burbs feature, we look at our local communities to see how they stack up against each other. Where did your community fall on this year’s list?
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Madeira
8,976
14
Madeira (also Cincinnati, Indian Hill)
3
176
$277,700
$195,500
42.05%
88.00%
$1,508$2,469
19.36
2
Union Township (Warren)
5,016
11
Kings, Lebanon (also Little Miami, Mason)
20
28
$223,500
$105,000
112.86%
77.76%
$1,806$2,149
23.51
3
Terrace Park
2,245
1
Mariemont (also Indian Hill)
4
55
$460,000
$392,000
17.35%
95.23%
$1,684$2,656
23.85
4
Springboro
18,213
18
Springboro (also Franklin)
14
164
$249,750
$190,000
31.45%
84.02%
$1,666$1,836
22.27
5
Montgomery
10,506
49
Sycamore
5
173
$406,500
$301,000
35.05%
88.23%
$1,924$2,195
22.76
6
Wayne Township (Warren)
8,735
17
Wayne (also Clinton-Massie, Lebanon, Bellbrook-Sugarcreek, Xenia)
11
56
$199,950
$143,000
39.83%
78.46%
$1,226$1,921
24.80
7
Waynesville
2,999
7
Wayne
11
43
$143,750
$100,000
43.75%
57.54%
$1,951
21.82
8
Clearcreek Township (Warren)
32,087
6
Springboro (also Lebanon, Wayne)
14
164
$299,950
$249,500
20.22%
89.95%
$1,763$1,842
24.04
9
Morgan Township (Butler)
5,677
4
Ross (also Southwest)
12
42
$211,450
$160,613
31.65%
92.86%
$1,336$1,398
30.42
10
Wyoming
8,411
46
Wyoming (also Cincinnati, Finneytown, Winton Woods)
2
148
$321,191
$271,000
18.52%
86.53%
$2,119$3,321
21.31
11
Hamilton Township (Warren)
25,201
5
Little Miami (also Goshen, Kings, Loveland)
22
560
$214,950
$155,450
38.28%
88.64%
$1,464$2,149
27.75
12
The Village of Indian Hill
5,798
41
Indian Hill (also Cincinnati, Madeira, Mariemont, Sycamore)
1
106
$915,000
$999,779
-8.48%
96.28%
$1,315$2,276
20.87
13
Harrison Township (Hamilton)
14,654
9
Southwest
30
23
$225,000
$145,000
55.17%
79.19%
$1,374
25.17
14
Fort Thomas, Ky.
16,398
16
Fort Thomas Independent
10
192
$184,500
$162,750
13.36%
72.10%
$1,771
20.06
15
Massie Township (Warren)
1,187
8
Clinton-Massie (also Wayne)
38
16
$174,750
$55,000
217.73%
87.34%
$1,186$1,687
31.25
16
Blue Ash
12,159
94
Sycamore (also Princeton)
5
193
$274,900
$169,000
62.66%
71.27%
$1,762$1,777
20.80
17
Newtown
2,664
34
Forest Hills
8
34
$222,500
$132,450
67.99%
61.40%
$2,144$2,487
25.62
18
Liberty Township (Butler)
38,613
25
Lakota
15
685
$270,000
$214,000
26.17%
90.15%
$1,980
27.42
19
Turtlecreek Township (Warren)
15,449
19
Lebanon (also Little Miami, Mason, Middletown, Springboro)
26
165
$287,500
$212,830
35.08%
78.24%
$1,677$2,247
25.25
20
Fort Mitchell, Ky.
8,306
37
Beechwood Independent (also Kenton County)
6
100
$223,500
$183,500
21.80%
51.69%
$1,201$1,432
18.27
21
Salem Township (Warren)
4,676
44
Little Miami (also Lebanon)
22
37
$225,000
$123,000
82.93%
76.46%
$1,962$2,097
27.62
22
Southgate, Ky.
3,856
39
Campbell County/Southgate Independent
18
72
$79,500
$63,000
26.19%
59.91%
$2,121
18.22
23
Highland Heights, Ky.
7,183
33
Campbell County
18
111
$102,000
$84,000
21.43%
62.73%
$1,383
18.56
24
Franklin Township (Warren)
31,442
12
Franklin (also Carlisle, Middletown, Springboro)
39
121
$137,900
$97,000
42.16%
68.63%
$1,499$2,216
22.64
25
Edgewood, Ky.
8,769
30
Kenton County (also ErlangerElsmere Independent)
35
114
$205,000
$159,000
28.93%
89.27%
$1,307$1,607
23.39
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Amberley Village
3,591
29
Cincinnati
59
61
$335,000
$228,000
46.93%
92.62%
$2,634
21.66
27
Mason
32,662
35
Mason (also Kings, Lebanon)
7
422
$322,617
$292,500
10.30%
81.91%
$1,736$2,403
24.12
28
Reily Township (Butler)
2,711
10
Talawanda
24
24
$146,250
$127,750
14.48%
91.91%
$1,404
26.71
29
Lawrenceburg, Ind.
4,960
47
Lawrenceburg
21
68
$128,450
$85,500
50.23%
49.67%
$2,467
21.47
30
Harlan Township (Warren)
5,015
40
Little Miami (also Blanchester, Clinton-Massie, Goshen)
22
67
$175,000
$121,750
43.74%
87.67%
$1,217$1,858
35.66
31
Ross Township (Butler)
8,670
63
Ross
12
88
$224,250
$159,900
40.24%
87.56%
$1,487
31.45
32
Anderson Township (Hamilton)
43,738
59
Forest Hills (also Cincinnati)
8
677
$224,000
$188,250
18.99%
84.96%
$2,228$2,631
24.92
33
Crosby Township (Hamilton)
2,758
64
Southwest
30
50
$285,035
$207,495
37.37%
93.59%
$1,531
25.10
34
Miami Township (Clermont)
41,910
43
Milford (also Clermont Northeastern, Goshen, Loveland)
17
635
$243,000
$203,000
19.70%
84.45%
$1,626$2,376
25.28
35
Hidden Valley Lake, Ind.
5,138
3
Sunman-Dearborn (also Lawrenceburg)
19
113
$179,900
$168,350
6.86%
89.41%
$1,444$1,818
30.49
36
Hanover Township (Butler)
8,550
32
Talawanda (also Edgewood, Hamilton, Ross)
24
105
$150,900
$129,000
16.98%
92.16%
$1,346$1,706
26.86
37
Williamsburg Township (Clermont)
5,887
54
Williamsburg (also Batavia)
23
38
$145,000
$75,000
93.33%
62.62%
$1,608$1,683
27.27
38
Taylor Mill, Ky.
6,769
38
Kenton County
35
110
$151,750
$110,000
37.95%
70.87%
$1,502$1,702
23.46
39
Washington Township (Warren)
2,897
31
Clinton-Massie, Little Miami (also Lebanon)
30
38
$200,000
$145,000
37.93%
83.88%
$1,186$1,862
31.06
40
Fairfax
1,703
137
Mariemont (also Cincinnati)
4
41
$142,500
$87,500
62.86%
77.22%
$2,559$2,671
22.85
41
Greenhills
3,593
36
Winton Woods
61
59
$114,900
$63,000
82.38%
71.16%
$3,100
21.54
42
Villa Hills, Ky.
7,468
20
Kenton County
35
103
$188,500
$169,000
11.54%
86.24%
$1,344
23.00
43
Lakeside Park, Ky.
2,779
15
Kenton County (also Beechwood Independent)
35
45
$197,000
$175,000
12.57%
69.36%
$1,377$1,608
20.92
44
Oxford Township (Butler)
24,462
2
Talawanda (also College Corner)
24
25
$161,000
$158,450
1.61%
38.76%
$1,340$1,483
15.29
45
Harrison
10,666
79
Southwest
30
163
$162,000
$95,000
70.53%
76.24%
$1,641$1,792
25.48
46
Ryland Heights, Ky.
1,042
74
Kenton County
35
5
$248,900
$95,920
159.49%
79.01%
$1,389
28.37
47
Cold Spring, Ky.
6,170
71
Campbell County
18
134
$147,000
$139,600
5.30%
86.36%
$1,381
21.42
48
Cleves
3,386
67
Three Rivers (also Southwest)
32
36
$115,250
$60,500
90.50%
67.35%
$1,621$2,104
26.23
49
Milford Township (Butler)
3,660
22
Talawanda (also Edgewood)
24
35
$153,900
$144,000
6.88%
91.18%
$1,394$1,671
30.07
50
Delhi Township (Hamilton)
29,573
62
Oak Hills (also Cincinnati)
20
377
$120,900
$98,500
22.74%
79.45%
$2,272$2,798
25.34