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Pleasant Run FarmOH

A town of 4,524.

Is Pleasant Run Farm a good place to live?

Pleasant Run Farm is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 497th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $74K. A typical home there costs about $276K, 3.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Run Farm, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 43 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history.

StrongestAHazard risk

What makes Pleasant Run Farm stand out

Where Pleasant Run Farm beats most towns.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pleasant Run Farm for work

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

21% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 21% 7% → Fairfield Fairfield 7% 6% → West Chester Township West Chester Township 6% 4% → Sharonville Sharonville 4% 4% → Blue Ash Blue Ash 4% 3% → Springdale Springdale 3% Pleasant Run Farm · 0% stay
254jobs based in Pleasant Run Farm
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Pleasant Run Farm grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pleasant Run Farm 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 61 more within 40 miles

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

All 79 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 Run Farm: who provides what

Pleasant Run Farm 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 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHamilton CountyHamilton County provides services here
SchoolsNorthwest Local 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 codes45240, 4523145240 97% · 45231 3%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 Run Farm.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Top of a very low hazard risk in Pleasant Run Farm: tornadoes

FEMA puts just over a third of Pleasant Run Farm’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 31% to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Pleasant Run Farm sits below 90% of U.S. communities. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out here since 1998.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
TornadoesInland floodingHeat waves
1
paid flood claims since 1998

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Pleasant Run Farm stands out in Ohio and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally

Pleasant Run Farm has 254 jobs for its 2,414 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

The top destinations are Cincinnati (21%), Fairfield (7%) and West Chester Township (6%). Since 2013, Pleasant Run Farm has added 136 jobs, to 254 in 2023. Its average commute comes in at 27 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.

0%work in town
Pleasant Run FarmOhio townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.2%6.9%8%
Average trip to work27 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Work from home14%9.7%11%

Where working residents work

In Pleasant Run Farm0%
Cincinnati21%
Fairfield7%
West Chester Township6%
Sharonville4%
10 mi
median commute distance
254
jobs based in Pleasant Run Farm
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Pleasant Run Farm’s year

July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° 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 22
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Fewer adults under 35 in Pleasant Run Farm than across Ohio

College graduates make up 35% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). In Pleasant Run Farm, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older.

40.7median age · OH 39.7
Pleasant Run FarmOhio townsU.S. towns
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+35%24%29%
Aged 65 or older19%20%18%
Pleasant Run FarmOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma5%
High school20%
Some college21%
Associate’s20%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate13%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Pleasant Run Farm
Pleasant Run FarmOHU.S.
Under 1015.7%11.7%11.6%
10 to 1711.7%10.3%10.3%
18 to 246.3%8.9%9.1%
25 to 348.6%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4413.6%12.5%13.2%
45 to 5418.1%12%12.2%
55 to 646.8%13.2%12.7%
65 to 7411.5%10.9%10.2%
75 and older7.8%7.3%7%
No diploma4.6%8.2%10.4%
High school19.8%32.1%26%
Some college20.6%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s20.3%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s21.5%19.3%21.6%
Graduate13.3%12.2%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,500, single groups can be off by several points

HousingCost of living grade B

Pleasant Run Farm earns a B for cost of living

The share of households in Pleasant Run Farm who own their home: 81%. The typical home value in the town is about $276,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% above the Ohio typical home. Its median rent stands at $978 a month.

$276KZillow home value
Pleasant Run FarmOhio townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home81%77%73%
Median rent$978 a month$943 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Pleasant Run Farm$276K
Ohio$246K
+0.5%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May

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

OutdoorsB−

6.5% of Pleasant Run Farm is conserved land

One park or preserve covers 6 acres in Pleasant Run Farm.

6.5%conserved
6.5%
conserved · 44 of 676 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Clifford George Park—6

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

HealthB−

Health in Pleasant Run Farm trails 54% of U.S. towns

Among adults in Pleasant Run Farm, 41% sleep under 7 hours and 13% report frequent physical distress. This Ohio town does better than the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. 15% of adults have diabetes here.

46%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
Pleasant Run FarmOhio townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)41%38%36%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%38%35%
32 measures vs. Ohio
2 better28 too close to call2 worse
What stands outPleasant Run FarmOH
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.3%8.7%
Fewer adults with COPD7%8%
More adults facing housing insecurity14.5%11.3%
Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
1.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
59th
percentile among OH towns

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleasant Run Farm

16pages on Pleasant Run Farm
After high school

Colleges nearby

14 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Run Farm

About Pleasant Run Farm

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Pleasant Run Farm is a census-designated place (CDP) in Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,779 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
764 ft

Pleasant Run Farm’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Pleasant Run Farm.

Explore the map →

It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Pleasant Run (B−) comes closest.

How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Pleasant Run Farm#497BB—C+B−
Springfield Township#814CC+B−CC
Forest Park#778CC+CCC+
Pleasant Run#603B−B+—C+B−
Colerain Township#616B−B−CC+B

Pleasant Run Farm and Pleasant Run report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pleasant Run Farm with a neighbor →

Questions about Pleasant Run Farm

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pleasant Run Farm, OH a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Pleasant Run Farm grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #497 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools.

Is Pleasant Run Farm, OH expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.