Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 2,083: a town laid out in 1875.
The best of Elmwood Place’s subject grades are an A+ for walkability and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. Elmwood Place’s rate of reported violence is 8.7 per 1,000 residents, against 1.2 in Ohio’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Only 1 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on walkability. Elmwood Place's crime rate is higher than 96% of U.S. towns, with 18 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On civic life, just 3 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Elmwood Place has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Elmwood Place beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Elmwood Place | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21.7% | 8.3% |
Where Elmwood Place’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 Elmwood Place is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,532 in 1900, a peak of 4,562 in 1930, 2,087 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elmwood Place. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
6 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
4 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
3 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Theme parkArk EncounterKings 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 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmwood Place, 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 Elmwood Place.
Elmwood Place: 46% of adults have obesity. Among 994 Ohio towns, just one has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Elmwood Place. Of 32 CDC measures, Elmwood Place beats the Ohio average on 1 and trails it on 26.
| Elmwood Place | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Elmwood Place | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Elmwood Place’s property offense rate is 33.3 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The share of residents in Elmwood Place who live below the poverty line: 13%. Most working residents leave Elmwood Place for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs locally fell by 431 from 2013 to 2023, to 995. The typical household income for Elmwood Place comes to $45,000.
| Elmwood Place | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical home in Elmwood Place is worth about $116,000, down 4.7% in a year, 53% below the Ohio typical home. The midpoint rent here is $1,067 a month.
| Elmwood Place | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 37% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,067 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For Elmwood Place, the peak summer temperature is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 1979, one flood insurance claim has been paid in Elmwood Place. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 55% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Elmwood Place once, in 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
One park or preserve covers 1 acres in Elmwood Place.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elmwood Place Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18 within 15 miles of the center of Elmwood Place
About 1 of every 100 Elmwood Place residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Elmwood Place is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,087 at the 2020 census. Except for a small portion which touches neighboring St. Bernard, Elmwood Place is nearly surrounded by the city of Cincinnati.
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One town shares a border with Elmwood Place.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Place | — | — | A− | D− | C+ | D− |
| St. Bernard | #474 | B | A− | C− | C+ | B+ |
Elmwood Place has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Elmwood Place with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
