Pleasant RunOH
Population 5,629: a town settled in 1846.
Is Pleasant Run a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its weakest subject is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. Pleasant Run ranks 603rd of 987 in Ohio, with a B− overall. Set against the rest, it does better than half of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is its strong suit (A). Cost of living is another plus — a typical home costs about $171K, 2.1 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. A tenth of the land here is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
What makes Pleasant Run stand out
Where Pleasant Run beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Pleasant Run for work
Where Pleasant Run’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pleasant Run grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pleasant Run is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Run. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
11 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
13 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 Pleasant Run: who provides what
Pleasant Run 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 Pleasant Run.
The biggest natural risk in Pleasant Run is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
The risk rating from FEMA for Pleasant Run comes to 17 of 100. Expected losses in Pleasant Run break down as 42% from inland flooding and 30% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Pleasant Run’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
0.8% of working residents work locally in Pleasant Run. The top destinations are Cincinnati (22%), Fairfield (7%) and West Chester Township (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Pleasant Run | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Pleasant Run
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pleasant Run has set aside 10.4% of its land for conservation
Pleasant Run’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 0.1 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Triple Creek, at 109 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Triple Creek | 0.1 mi | 109 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Pleasant Run are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Pleasant Run: 35% of adults have obesity. In Pleasant Run, 14% of adults have diabetes, and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pleasant Run | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Pleasant Run sells for about $236K
At 2.1 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The share of households in Pleasant Run who are owner-occupiers: 86%. Pleasant Run’s midpoint rent comes in at $1,537 a month. A home in Pleasant Run typically sold within 50 days of listing.
| Pleasant Run | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,537 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pleasant Run
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Run
About 7 of every 100 Pleasant Run residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Pleasant Run
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Pleasant Run is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,861 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 748 ft
Pleasant Run’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pleasant Run.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Run | #603 | B− | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Colerain Township | #616 | B− | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Forest Park | #778 | C | C+ | C | C | C+ |
| Mount Healthy Heights | #934 | D | C+ | — | C+ | D |
| Pleasant Run Farm | #497 | B | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | C+ | B− | C | C |
Pleasant Run, Mount Healthy Heights and Pleasant Run Farm report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pleasant Run with a neighbor →
Questions about Pleasant Run
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Run, OH a good place to live?
Pleasant Run grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #603 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Pleasant Run, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $171,000, 30% 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+.