Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hunter

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Ohio›Warren County

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.

A growing town

Hunter has grown 60% from 2010 to 2020

2,100 counted in 2010 and 3,363 in 2020.

2,1002010
3,3632020

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 grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Kings Island and 69 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hunter. Close and well known come first.

All 80 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Getting set up

Moving to Hunter: who provides what

Hunter is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy16.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFranklin Public Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWarren CountyWarren County provides services here
SchoolsFranklin City School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Warren County Board of ElectionsWarren County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP code4500545005 100%Census 2020

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.

OutdoorsB

3.6% of Hunter is conserved land

1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

#241for trails in OH
3.6%
conserved · 50 of 1,377 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hunter Park1.1 mi44

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

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.

0.2% of Hunter working residents work locally, against 6.9% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Hunter has added 93 jobs, to 192 in 2023. 3% of residents live below the poverty line in Hunter.

0%work in town
HunterOhio townsU.S. towns
Median household income$127,000$75,000$80,000
Below the poverty line3%9.1%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.2%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Hunter0%
Middletown12%
Cincinnati7%
West Chester Township5%
Lebanon4%
15 mi
median commute distance
192
jobs based in Hunter
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Hunter faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.

24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB+

Residents of Hunter are healthier than 69% of 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.

Hunter beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Hunter adults feel lonely, below both the Ohio town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 22% of Hunter adults get no exercise outside work.

69%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
HunterOhio townsU.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%
32 measures vs. Ohio
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outHunterOH
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.3%14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5.7%8.3%
Atrium Medical Center
1.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
79th
percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Hunter has four seasons and pleasant summers

Hunter has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

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.

Children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 13% of residents (18% statewide). The median age in Hunter is 36.3 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.

36.3median age · OH 39.7
HunterOhio townsU.S. towns
Under 1827%22%22%
Aged 65 or older13%20%18%
Median age36.3 years41.7 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+31%24%29%
HunterOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%
High school39%
Some college21%
Associate’s5%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate13%

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.

Ages and education in Hunter
HunterOHU.S.
Under 1013.2%11.7%11.6%
10 to 1714.2%10.3%10.3%
18 to 2414.8%8.9%9.1%
25 to 345.9%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4417.7%12.5%13.2%
45 to 549.5%12%12.2%
55 to 6411.9%13.2%12.7%
65 to 746.7%10.9%10.2%
75 and older6.2%7.3%7%
No diploma4.2%8.2%10.4%
High school38.7%32.1%26%
Some college20.5%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s5.2%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s18.4%19.3%21.6%
Graduate13%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

HousingCost of living grade B+

Hunter stands out in Ohio and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home

No town among the 993 in Ohio we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Hunter. The typical Hunter home is worth about $265,000, up 2.4% in a year, 8% above the Ohio typical home.

$265KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hunter$265K
Ohio$246K
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
30
days on market
97.4%
sale-to-list price
+2.4%
value change, 1 year
6
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hunter

16pages on Hunter
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Hunter

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hunter for work

Where Hunter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Middletown Middletown 12% 7% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 7% 5% → West Chester Township West Chester Township 5% 4% → Lebanon Lebanon 4% 4% → Monroe Monroe 4% 4% → Dayton Dayton 4% Hunter · 0% stay
192jobs based in Hunter
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
886 ft

Hunter’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Hunter.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Hunter#158AB+—B+B+
Middletown#868C−B+—CD

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+.