BreconOH
A town of 860, settled in 1881.
Is Brecon a good place to live?
58% of residents live below the poverty line in Brecon, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Brecon’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, above both the Ohio town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Sycamore Park, at 20 acres. Brecon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Brecon stand out
Where Brecon beats most towns.
860 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Kings Island and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brecon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
37 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
12 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Moving to Brecon: who provides what
Brecon is unincorporated, so Hamilton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brecon.
A job hub: Brecon has 43.0 jobs for every working resident and draws in 5,669 commuters
Most working residents leave Brecon for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Brecon has added 533 jobs, to 5,671 in 2023. The top destinations are Cincinnati (17%), Sharonville (9%) and Blue Ash (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Brecon, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brecon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Brecon
Brecon has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sycamore Park | 0.9 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer of Brecon’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
7.6% of adults smoke cigarettes in Brecon. Brecon beats the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Brecon.
| Brecon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Brecon | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.8% | 8% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Brecon
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Brecon
About 0 of every 100 Brecon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Every workday, about 5,669 people come to Brecon for work
Where Brecon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brecon
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Brecon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 408 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 870 ft
Questions about Brecon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brecon, OH a good place to live?
Brecon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.