Dry RidgeOH
Home to 2,554 people, the town was settled in 1838.
Is Dry Ridge a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. The weak point is cost of living (C): the typical home is worth about $266K, 3.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Dry Ridge’s overall grade is C+, better than two fifths of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 721st of 987 in Ohio. It also trails on walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Health is its strong suit (A−): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. Incomes are a strength too (B+) — the median household earns $74K.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
Among adults in Dry Ridge, 14% report frequent mental distress. In Dry Ridge, 30% of adults feel lonely, below both the Ohio town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). Against the Ohio average, Dry Ridge comes out ahead on 18 CDC measures out of 32, and behind 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
For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. In Dry Ridge, 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most working residents leave Dry Ridge for work: only 2% work in town. The town’s average trip to work stands at 28 minutes.
| 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 adults under 35 in Dry Ridge than across Ohio
26% of Dry Ridge residents are 65 or older. Ohio has 32% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 38%. In Dry Ridge, the median age is 48.4 years.
| 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
Dry Ridge has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Dry Ridge break down as 53% from inland flooding and 25% from tornadoes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Dry Ridge
A winter brings about 16 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12.6% of Dry Ridge is conserved land
The biggest park or preserve is Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary, at 99 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary | — | 99 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Dry Ridge sell for about $265K
On the market in Dry Ridge: a median 46 days to sell. The share of households in Dry Ridge who live in a home they own: 91%. In Dry Ridge, a quarter of sales closed above the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.