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13,464people live here $80,564median household incomeNear US average $1,015median rent per month▼ 28% below US $183,600median home value▼ 45% below US

Bridgetown is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, OH. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Bridgetown

Bridgetown is an unincorporated community in Ohio with rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Bridgetown deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a population that has been shrinking, larger class sizes than the national average, and cold winters.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
High student-teacher ratio
Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Bridgetown compares

Median household income

Bridgetown$80,564

Ohio avg$71,389

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Bridgetown$1,015

Ohio avg$1,034

US$1,413

Median home value

Bridgetown$183,600

Ohio avg$214,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Bridgetown

Based on Bridgetown's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,030

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $40,600 a year
24% of Bridgetown renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$36,720

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $18,360
Homes cost 2.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 28% below US

$1,015/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $1,015 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $183,600. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $183,600 · 24% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Hamilton County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Hamilton County (county-wide)

Safety

131 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Bridgetown doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Green Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1560/100k · Policed by Green Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

79%

Work from home

9.6%

Carpool

8.9%

Public transit

1.6%

Walk

0.5%

Other

0.4%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

34% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 34% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is William Howard Taft National Historic Site (7 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Bridgetown's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a population that has been shrinking. A year of median rent ($1,015/mo) equals 15% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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