Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mount Healthy grades D overall, 958th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, mostly because of health and safety. Residents are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its crime rate is higher than 90% of U.S. towns, with 37 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. Mount Healthy’s violent crime rate is 5.4 per 1,000 residents, above both Ohio’s towns (1.2) and U.S. towns (1.6). Only 87 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on walkability. Mount Healthy has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mt. Healthy Public School and Main Theatre.
Where Mount Healthy beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
6,098 counted in 2010 and 6,996 in 2020; an estimated 6,917 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Mount Healthy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,354 in 1900, 6,996 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Healthy. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
7 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
7 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 Mount Healthy, 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 Mount Healthy.
Mount Healthy has homes that are cheap against local pay and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
1.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Mount Healthy’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Mount Healthy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mount Healthy City Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 2. Heritage Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Forest Avenue Wetland Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Mt Healthy City school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mt Healthy High School, with 865 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Healthy South Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–6 | Grades 1–6 | 604 | D |
| Mt Healthy High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 865 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
19% of Mount Healthy adults have diabetes. Mount Healthy beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 44% of Mount Healthy adults have high blood pressure.
| Mount Healthy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mount Healthy | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.9% | 16.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 284 to 201 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Mount Healthy is 23.8 per 1,000 residents. Mount Healthy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Healthy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 1,654 in 2013 to 1,260.
Most working residents leave Mount Healthy for work: only 3% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Healthy. Jobs based in Mount Healthy fell to 1,260 in 2023, 394 fewer than in 2013.
| Mount Healthy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 2.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home (about $190K) costs less against local pay than in 85% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
The typical Mount Healthy home is worth about $190,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% below the Ohio typical home.
| Mount Healthy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,075 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Healthy 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
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Mount Healthy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 24% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mount Healthy | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
17 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Healthy
About 3 of every 100 Mount Healthy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Mount Healthy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Mount Healthy on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Mount Healthy.
City in Ohio, United States
Mount Healthy is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 6,996 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Mount Healthy.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; North College Hill (D) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Healthy | #958 | D | B | D | C | D |
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | C+ | B− | C | C |
| North College Hill | #943 | D | B+ | D | C | D |
| Finneytown | #631 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Skyline Acres | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
Skyline Acres has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Finneytown and Skyline Acres report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mount Healthy with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mount Healthy grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #958 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, D for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 2.3 years of the area's median household income ($81,120 across the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro 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.
3 notable people were born here, including Elizabeth Nourse and Pee Wee Hunt.
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