ColdstreamOH
A town of 1,540.
Is Coldstream a good place to live?
Coldstream’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and health and an A for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 87% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Coldstream, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). On health, just 11 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Coldstream’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 136 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Coldstream has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Coldstream stand out
Where Coldstream beats most towns.
Coldstream has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
1,173 counted in 2010 and 1,322 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Coldstream grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Coldstream is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coldstream. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw32 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
10 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
11 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Coldstream: who provides what
Coldstream 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 Coldstream.
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Coldstream than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Coldstream. No town among the 994 in Ohio we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Coldstream. 9.3% of adults report frequent physical distress in Coldstream.
| Coldstream | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Coldstream | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Coldstream is higher than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
Coldstream’s median household income is $232,000. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 3 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Coldstream. Jobs based in Coldstream grew to 143 in 2023, 49 more than in 2013.
| Coldstream | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $232,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 0.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Coldstream
Coldstream has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 23 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. Woodland Mound | — | 16 |
| 2. Withrow Nature Preserve | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Coldstream faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Coldstream sell for about $1.33M
100% of Coldstream households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Coldstream
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Coldstream
About 1 of every 100 Coldstream residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
99% of working residents leave Coldstream for work
Where Coldstream’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Coldstream
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Coldstream is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,322 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 822 ft
Coldstream’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Coldstream.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldstream | — | — | C | — | A | A+ |
| Anderson Township | #94 | A | C− | — | A | A− |
| Forestville | #112 | A | D | — | A | A |
Coldstream has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Coldstream, Anderson Township and Forestville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coldstream with a neighbor →
Questions about Coldstream
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coldstream, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $850,000, 245% above the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.