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12,506people live here $83,424median household incomeNear US average $1,456median rent per monthNear US average $207,100median home value▼ 38% below US

Finneytown 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 Finneytown

Finneytown is an unincorporated community in Ohio with home prices that remain within reach and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Finneytown deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a population that has been shrinking, cold winters, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Affordable home prices
Average class sizes

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Finneytown compares

Median household income

Finneytown$83,424

Ohio avg$71,389

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Finneytown$1,456

Ohio avg$1,034

US$1,413

Median home value

Finneytown$207,100

Ohio avg$214,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Finneytown

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

To rent

$2,912

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,240 a year
46% of Finneytown renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$41,420

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $20,710
Homes cost 2.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,456/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,456 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $207,100. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $207,100 · 46% 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

212 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Finneytown doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Springfield Township Police Department, Hamilton County 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 1118/100k · Policed by Springfield Township Police Department, Hamilton County (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.8 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 18% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Work from home

18%

Carpool

8.3%

Public transit

0.3%

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

36% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 36% 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

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to 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

Finneytown's strongest point is 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 ($1,456/mo) equals 21% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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