NorthbrookOH
A town of 10,742.
Is Northbrook a good place to live?
Northbrook is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 779th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $67K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. A typical home there costs about $157K, 1.9 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Only 58 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. 12% of residents are 65 or older in Northbrook, against 20% in Ohio’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Northbrook Civic Association Playfield, at 21 acres.
What makes Northbrook stand out
Where Northbrook beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Northbrook for work
Where Northbrook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Northbrook grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Northbrook is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northbrook. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
8 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
10 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 Northbrook: who provides what
Northbrook 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 Northbrook.
Northbrook’s grade for health is a C−
Northbrook beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. For adults locally, the share who worry about having enough food is 21%.
| Northbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Northbrook | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Northbrook’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
1.4% of Northbrook working residents work locally. Jobs in Northbrook grew by 253 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,666. The top destinations are Cincinnati (24%), West Chester Township (5%) and Blue Ash (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
| Northbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Northbrook is tornadoes, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 31% of Northbrook’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 31% to inland flooding. Its natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 23 of 100. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out here since 1993.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Northbrook
A winter brings about 16 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Northbrook, 3.3% of the land is conserved
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.2 miles of trail. Northbrook’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Northbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northbrook Civic Association Playfield | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Northbrook sell for about $170K
At 1.9 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 95% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. 68.5% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio.
In Northbrook, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,555 a month. 47% of the homes sold in Northbrook went for more than their asking price. A home in Northbrook typically sold within 43 days of listing.
| Northbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,555 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Northbrook
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Northbrook
About 3 of every 100 Northbrook residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Northbrook
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Northbrook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,912 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
Northbrook’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Northbrook.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrook | #779 | C | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Groesbeck | #468 | B | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Skyline Acres | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Colerain Township | #616 | B− | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | 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. Northbrook, Groesbeck, Skyline Acres and Northgate report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Northbrook with a neighbor →
Questions about Northbrook
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northbrook, OH a good place to live?
Northbrook grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #779 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Northbrook, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $157,000, 36% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.