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Pleasant HillsOH

A town of 1,097.

Is Pleasant Hills a good place to live?

Pleasant Hills’ best subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B+ for health; its weakest is a C for schools. Pleasant Hills’ average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 9 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Pleasant Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Pleasant Hills stand out

Where Pleasant Hills beats most towns.

Small town

1,097 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
FinneytownFinneytownPleasant Hills

How Pleasant Hills grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pleasant Hills 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 57 more within 40 miles

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

All 76 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 · 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

Getting set up

Moving to Pleasant Hills: who provides what

Pleasant Hills is unincorporated, so Hamilton County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy16.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGCWWNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHamilton CountyHamilton County provides services here
SchoolsMount Healthy 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, Hamilton County Board of ElectionsHamilton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP code4523145231 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 Pleasant Hills.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Low risk in Pleasant Hills, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.

20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
20Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Pleasant Hills has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

5.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Hills, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Cincinnati (27%), West Chester Township (5%) and Sharonville (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

0%work in town
Pleasant HillsOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line5.5%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$69,000$75,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Pleasant Hills0%
Cincinnati27%
West Chester Township5%
Sharonville4%
Mason4%
8 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Pleasant Hills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, more of Pleasant Hills’ adults had a checkup this year

84% of adults had a checkup this year in Pleasant Hills. Pleasant Hills beats the Ohio average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 5.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Pleasant Hills.

70%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Pleasant HillsOhio townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)84%80%79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%15%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%18%17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)11%16%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
13 better18 too close to call1 worse
What stands outPleasant HillsOH
Fewer smokers10.7%15.4%
Fewer uninsured adults5.8%8%
More adults with high blood pressure41.8%37.2%
Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
5.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Climate

Pleasant Hills has four seasons and pleasant summers

Pleasant Hills has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–41°
Spring43–64°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–66°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade B+

Homes in Pleasant Hills sell for about $248K

92% of Pleasant Hills households own their home.

$248Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleasant Hills

15pages on Pleasant Hills
After high school

Colleges nearby

17 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Hills

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pleasant Hills for work

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

27% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 27% 5% → West Chester Township West Chester Township 5% 4% → Sharonville Sharonville 4% 4% → Mason Mason 4% 4% → Blue Ash Blue Ash 4% 4% → Fairfield Fairfield 4% Pleasant Hills · 0% stay
12jobs based in Pleasant Hills
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pleasant Hills

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Pleasant Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 950 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
790 ft

Questions about Pleasant Hills

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pleasant Hills, OH expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $191,000, 22% 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+.