Dry RidgeOH
A town of 2,554, settled in 1838.
Is Dry Ridge a good place to live?
Dry Ridge grades C+ overall, ranked 721st of 987 in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $74K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $266K, 3.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. 13% of the land in Dry Ridge is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary, at 99 acres.
98% of working residents leave Dry Ridge for work
Where Dry Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Dry Ridge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Dry Ridge is from typical.
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Kings Island and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dry Ridge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
11 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
14 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
11 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 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Moving to Dry Ridge: who provides what
Dry Ridge 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 Dry Ridge.
Dry Ridge earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Dry Ridge, against 18% in Ohio’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. 30% of Dry Ridge adults feel lonely. Dry Ridge beats the Ohio average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Dry Ridge | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Dry Ridge | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Dry Ridge’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Dry Ridge for work: only 2% work in town. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Dry Ridge. Jobs based in Dry Ridge fell to 419 in 2023, 66 fewer than in 2013.
| Dry Ridge | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Ohio overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (18% statewide). The median age in Dry Ridge is 48.4 years. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Dry Ridge | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 48.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 79% women
The Census survey reached too few of Dry Ridge’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Dry Ridge | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Dry Ridge, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Dry Ridge
Dry Ridge has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 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. Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary | — | 99 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dry Ridge earns a C for cost of living
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Dry Ridge
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Dry Ridge
About 3 of every 100 Dry Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Dry Ridge
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Dry Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,698 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 923 ft
Dry Ridge’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Dry Ridge.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Crosby Township (B−) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Ridge | #721 | C+ | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Taylor Creek | #593 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Colerain Township | #616 | B− | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Crosby Township | #627 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Dunlap | — | — | D | — | C+ | B+ |
Dunlap has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dry Ridge, Taylor Creek, Crosby Township and Dunlap report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dry Ridge with a neighbor →
Questions about Dry Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dry Ridge, OH a good place to live?
Dry Ridge grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #721 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Dry Ridge, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $266,000, 8% 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.