HunterOH
A town of 3,551.
Is Hunter a good place to live?
Hunter gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $265K, 3.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades A overall, 158th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $127K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Only 38 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Hunter Park, at 44 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Hunter stand out
Where Hunter beats most towns.
Hunter has grown 60% from 2010 to 2020
2,100 counted in 2010 and 3,363 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Hunter grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hunter is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hunter. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
22 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
30 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
28 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
27 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 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Moving to Hunter: who provides what
Hunter is unincorporated, so Warren 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 Hunter.
Hunter sends most of its workers to Middletown and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
Conservation land takes up 3.6% of Hunter
The density of trails for Hunter comes to 0.5 miles per square mile, above Ohio’s towns (0.2) and close to U.S. towns (0.4).
| Hunter | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hunter Park | 1.1 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer of Hunter’s working residents work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
Hunter has 192 jobs for its 1,502 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The share of residents in Hunter who live below the poverty line: 3%. Employers in Hunter added 93 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 192. The top destinations are Middletown (12%), Cincinnati (7%) and West Chester Township (5%). The median commute is under 15 miles.
| Hunter | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $127,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Hunter is inland flooding, at a low overall level
The FEMA risk score for Hunter comes to 24 of 100, where Ohio’s towns sit at 23 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 64% come from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Hunter are healthier than seven in ten U.S. towns
Against the 4,816 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hunter’s, it is less healthy than 72%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Hunter, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 24%. In Hunter, just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work, and 13% report frequent physical distress.
| Hunter | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hunter | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Hunter brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Ohio overall
The median household earns $127,411, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
In Hunter, 13% of residents are 65 or older. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio. For Hunter, the median age is 36.3 years.
| Hunter | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hunter | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Hunter stands out in Ohio and nationally: a larger share of its households are owner-occupiers
Homes in Hunter are typically worth about $265,000, up 2.4% in a year, 8% above the Ohio typical home. On the market in the town: a median 30 days to sell. In Hunter, a third of sales closed above the list price.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hunter
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hunter
About 2 of every 100 Hunter residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Hunter for work
Where Hunter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hunter
CDP in Ohio, United States
Hunter is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,363 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 886 ft
Hunter’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Hunter.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | #158 | A | B+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Middletown | #868 | C− | B+ | — | C | D |
Hunter and Middletown report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hunter with a neighbor →
Questions about Hunter
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hunter, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Hunter grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #158 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hunter, OH expensive?
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+.