BridgetownOH
This town of 13,464 people was settled in 1892.
Why does Bridgetown grade so well?
With an A+ overall, Bridgetown is better than almost every U.S. town and ranks 20th of 987 in Ohio. Cost of living is where it shines (A−) — a typical home costs about $228K, 2.8 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $81K. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most U.S. towns (A−). Only 154 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Bridgetown's schools outperform 73% of the state's. The town is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Bridgetown stand out
Where Bridgetown beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Bridgetown for work
Where Bridgetown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bridgetown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bridgetown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Paycor Stadium and 50 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bridgetown. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw23 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
Big draw37 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
7 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
9 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Bridgetown: who provides what
Bridgetown 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 Bridgetown.
The biggest natural risk in Bridgetown is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Bridgetown’s FEMA risk score is 19 of 100, against 23 of 100 in Ohio’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. It has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. FEMA puts 33% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Bridgetown’s working residents commute to Cincinnati
Bridgetown’s typical journey to work is 26 minutes, above the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For most workers, Bridgetown is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line here. Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Bridgetown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bridgetown is healthier than two in three U.S. towns
Among adults in Bridgetown, 27% have been diagnosed with depression. This Ohio town does better than the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Bridgetown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bridgetown | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Bridgetown
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Ohio’s
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Ohio average. Also worth knowing: for residents in Bridgetown, the share who are 65 or older is 22%.
| Bridgetown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Bridgetown | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Bridgetown earns an A− for cost of living
Bridgetown grades A+ overall with a typical home of about $228K, below the Ohio typical value; only 20 of the 135 Ohio towns graded A− or better can say that.
Homes in Bridgetown are typically worth about $228,000, up 2.6% in a year, 7% below the Ohio typical home. In Bridgetown, nine in ten households live in a home they own. 33% of the homes sold in Bridgetown went for more than their asking price.
| Bridgetown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,015 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bridgetown
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Bridgetown
About 5 of every 100 Bridgetown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Bridgetown
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Bridgetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,731 at the 2020 census. In earlier censuses it was listed as the slightly smaller Bridgetown North CDP.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 900 ft
Bridgetown’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Bridgetown.
At #20 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 7 graded towns on its borders; Monfort Heights (A) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | #20 | A+ | A− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Green Township | #285 | B+ | B | B− | B | B+ |
| Covedale | #323 | B+ | B− | — | C | A− |
| Cincinnati | #957 | D | C+ | D− | C | C |
| Dent | #333 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Cheviot | #829 | C | A− | C | C | C |
| Monfort Heights | #156 | A | B | — | C+ | A− |
| Mack | #201 | A− | C+ | — | A− | A− |
Bridgetown, Covedale, Dent, Monfort Heights and Mack report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bridgetown with a neighbor →
Questions about Bridgetown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bridgetown, OH a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Bridgetown grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #20 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools.
Is Bridgetown, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.