GroesbeckOH
Home to 7,824 people, the town was settled in 1857.
Is Groesbeck a good place to live?
Hazard risk is its strong suit (A−). It also does well on walkability (B+) — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than just over two thirds of U.S. towns. Homes run about $232K for a typical one, 2.9 times the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. The overall grade comes out at B, better than 62% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 468th of 987 in Ohio. On history, just 121 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Civic Association Playfields, at 27 acres. Groesbeck’s age of the median resident is 34.6 years, below both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Groesbeck stand out
Where Groesbeck beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Groesbeck for work
Where Groesbeck’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Groesbeck grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Groesbeck is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Groesbeck. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
8 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
8 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto 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 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Groesbeck: who provides what
Groesbeck 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 Groesbeck.
Groesbeck keeps 2.7% of its land conserved
1.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density in Groesbeck is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Groesbeck | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve | 0.3 mi | 25 |
| 2. Civic Association Playfields | — | 27 |
| 3. Wert Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very low risk in Groesbeck, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 37% of Groesbeck’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, Groesbeck has seen 3 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Groesbeck has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Among working residents in Groesbeck, 2% work locally. Jobs locally fell by 285 from 2013 to 2023, to 2,221. The top destinations are Cincinnati (26%), West Chester Township (4%) and Blue Ash (3%). Its typical journey to work stands at 22 minutes.
| Groesbeck | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Groesbeck’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 16 inches a winter. Groesbeck brings chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are more common in Groesbeck than in Ohio
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of residents are 65 or older in Groesbeck. Four-year graduates: 24% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio.
| Groesbeck | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Groesbeck | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 23.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
For cost of living, Groesbeck earns a B
Homes sold in Groesbeck spent a median 49 days on the market. A typical home locally is worth about $232,000, up 0.9% in a year, 6% below the Ohio typical home. The share of households in Groesbeck who own their home: 66%.
| Groesbeck | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,065 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Groesbeck ranks healthier than 51% of the country’s towns
Against the 9,400 U.S. towns with household incomes like Groesbeck’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Groesbeck: 13% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults locally, 39% sleep under 7 hours and 13% have diabetes.
| Groesbeck | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Groesbeck
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Groesbeck
About 7 of every 100 Groesbeck residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Groesbeck
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Groesbeck is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,365 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Cincinnati.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Groesbeck’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Groesbeck.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groesbeck | #468 | B | B | — | C+ | B− |
| White Oak | #453 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Skyline Acres | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Northbrook | #779 | C | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Northgate | #439 | B | B | — | C+ | C |
Skyline Acres has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Groesbeck, White Oak, Skyline Acres, Northbrook and Northgate report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Groesbeck with a neighbor →
Questions about Groesbeck
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Groesbeck, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Groesbeck grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #468 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools.
Is Groesbeck, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.