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A town of 3,499, settled in 1858.
Lockland gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $159K, 2 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 907th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country, and it reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, including 24 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On the plus side, 10% of its land is conserved. Lockland’s violent crime rate is 6.9 per 1,000 residents, where Ohio’s towns sit at 1.2 and U.S. towns at 1.6. On walkability, just 30 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Lockland has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Lockland beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
10.3% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lockland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,299 in 1870, a peak of 5,736 in 1950, 3,514 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 6 maps from 1898 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lockland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
7 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
6 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
9 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 Lockland, 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 Lockland.
Lockland draws workers from Cincinnati and beyond, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Ohio rate and carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Its A for the outdoors ranks #22 of 993 in Ohio.
1.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Lockland is 1.3 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Gardner Park, at 21 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gardner Park | 0.7 mi | 21 |
| 2. Jonte Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Tenacity Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C−, Wyoming highest at A+.
Its public schools are run by the Lockland Local school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 206 | C− |
| Lockland Junior Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 212 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
2,444 jobs are based in Lockland, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Lockland for work: only 3% work in town. Lockland’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Lockland grew to 2,444 in 2023, 388 more than in 2013.
| Lockland | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lockland. Lockland beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Lockland.
| Lockland | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lockland | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime runs at 6.9 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Ohio rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D.
Lockland reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 2 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home (about $159K) costs less against local pay than in 93% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
57% of Lockland households own their home. The typical Lockland home is worth about $159,000, about the same as a year ago, 35% below the Ohio typical home.
| Lockland | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $940 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lockland has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $501 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Lockland since 2020.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16 within 15 miles of the center of Lockland
About 2 of every 100 Lockland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Lockland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Lockland.
Village in Ohio, United States
Lockland is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,514 at the 2020 United States census. Lockland is located in southwest Ohio, north of Cincinnati.
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5 towns share a border with Lockland.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Lincoln Heights (C) is closest. Wyoming next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Lockland’s C−) and lower for cost of living (C to A).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockland | #907 | C− | A | D | C− | D |
| Arlington Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Heights | #815 | C | A− | — | B− | D− |
| Reading | #757 | C+ | B | C | B− | C+ |
| Wyoming | #16 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A |
| Evendale | #696 | C+ | C− | D− | B− | A |
Lincoln Heights reports no FBI crime data of its own. Arlington Heights isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lockland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lockland grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #907 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, D for safety and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
4 notable people were born here, including Bobby Martin and Bobby Colburn.
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