Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,721. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: WednesdayGreenhills gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $227K, 2.8 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 524th of 987 in Ohio. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Only 99 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Greenhills’ violent crime rate is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, where Ohio’s towns sit at 1.2 and U.S. towns at 1.6. The biggest park or preserve is Winton Woods, at 231 acres.
Where Greenhills beats most towns.
James Whallon HouseWhere Greenhills’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 Greenhills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Greenhills Historic District is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,677 in 1940, a peak of 6,092 in 1970, 3,741 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1915 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenhills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
9 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings 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 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenhills, 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 Greenhills.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenhills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Winton Woods City school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winton Woods Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 601 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Greenhills for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Greenhills has lost 70 jobs, to 1,184 in 2023. The top destinations are Cincinnati (21%), West Chester Township (6%) and Blue Ash (5%).
| Greenhills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Greenhills 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
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). 32% of Greenhills adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Greenhills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Greenhills | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Greenhills home is worth about $227,000, down 1% in a year, 8% below the Ohio typical home. 66% of households own their home in Greenhills.
| Greenhills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $993 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.7 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Greenhills’ trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Greenhills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winton Woods | 0.2 mi | 231 |
| 2. Palma Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Greenhills Commons Bandstand | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its B− for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Forest Park (C+) comes closest.
Greenhills tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Greenhills | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 33% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
15 within 15 miles of the center of Greenhills
About 7 of every 100 Greenhills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
3 places in Greenhills on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Greenhills is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,741 at the 2020 census. A planned community, it was established by the United States government during the Great Depression. Most of the village is a National Historic Landmark for its history as a planned modernist community.
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3 towns share a border with Greenhills.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Forest Park (C) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhills | #524 | B | B+ | C+ | C | B− |
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | C+ | B− | C | C |
| New Burlington | #951 | D | B− | — | C | D |
| Forest Park | #778 | C | C+ | C | C | C+ |
New Burlington reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Greenhills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Greenhills grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #524 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health, C+ for safety and C for schools.
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 B+.
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