Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 59,509, laid out in 1790.
Colerain Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 616th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $73K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: its crime rate is higher than 69% of U.S. towns, with 107 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $191K, 2.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Oak Glen, at 506 acres. Colerain Township’s property crime rate is 17 per 1,000 residents, above both Ohio’s towns (9.4) and U.S. towns (9.9).
Where Colerain Township beats most towns.
Where Colerain Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Colerain Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1790, comes before those of 97% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,906 in 1820, 59,239 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Colerain Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
10 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
10 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
14 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a yearKings 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 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Colerain Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Colerain Township.
Colerain Township has homes that are cheap against local pay and has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings.
15 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves.
| Colerain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Park | 2.3 mi | 110 |
| 2. Colerain Park | 1.4 mi | 27 |
| 3. Triple Creek | 0.3 mi | 178 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Northwest Local school district. Two of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 797 | C |
| Colerain High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,591 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Colerain Township for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (25%), West Chester Township (5%) and Fairfield (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Colerain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 1,343 to 1,114 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Colerain Township reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 50 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Colerain Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Colerain Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Colerain Township. Colerain Township beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of adults have obesity in Colerain Township.
| Colerain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Colerain Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.5% | 15.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 16% of Colerain Township residents are 65 or older. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Colerain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.3, men 35.7.
| Colerain Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 2.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 81% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
14 within 15 miles of the center of Colerain Township
About 5 of every 100 Colerain Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Colerain Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population of the township was 59,037 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
10 towns share a border with Colerain Township.
Crosby Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Colerain Township’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C− to B−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Township | #616 | B− | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Taylor Creek | #593 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Crosby Township | #627 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Whitewater Township | #547 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Dunlap | — | — | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| White Oak | #453 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| North College Hill | #943 | D | B+ | D | C | D |
| Green Township | #285 | B+ | B | B− | B | B+ |
Dunlap has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Taylor Creek, Crosby Township, Whitewater Township, Dunlap and White Oak report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Colerain Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Colerain Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #616 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, C for safety and C+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $191,000, 22% below 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 B−.
