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Moving to
Dent.
Dent 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 Dent
Dent is an unincorporated community in Ohio with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, a highly educated workforce, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Dent deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, cold winters, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Highly educated workforce
- Growing population
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Cold winters
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Dent compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Dent
Based on Dent's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,216
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $44,320 a year
- 37% of Dent renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$56,500
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $28,250
- Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 22% below US
$1,108/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,108 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $282,500. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $282,500 · 37% 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
Dent 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
24 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 24.4 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; 13% work from home.
How workers get to work
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
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 15% above US
41% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 41% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
1 public school inside the boundary
There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is William Howard Taft National Historic Site (9 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Dent'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 cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,108/mo) equals 15% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and college-educated professionals.
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