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Skyline AcresOH

A town of 1,016.

Is Skyline Acres a good place to live?

Skyline Acres’ best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for health. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Skyline Acres, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 91 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Skyline Acres has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestC−Health
A shrinking town

Skyline Acres has shrunk 16% from 2010 to 2020

1,717 counted in 2010 and 1,446 in 2020.

1,7172010
1,4462020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Skyline Acres grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Skyline Acres 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 53 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Skyline Acres. 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 Skyline Acres: who provides what

Skyline Acres 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
SchoolsMount Healthy City School DistrictNorthwest Local School District2 districts serve Skyline Acres; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 codes45231, 4523945231 96% · 45239 4%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 Skyline Acres.

HealthC−

Skyline Acres stands out in Ohio and nationally: a larger share of its adults have diabetes

20% of adults have diabetes in Skyline Acres, above both the Ohio town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 47% of adults have high blood pressure in Skyline Acres. Skyline Acres beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

20%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Skyline AcresOhio townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%13%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)46%38%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)47%38%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)12%17%16%
32 measures vs. Ohio
6 better11 too close to call15 worse
What stands outSkyline AcresOH
Fewer binge drinkers12.1%16.6%
Fewer adults who have had cancer6.4%8.7%
More adults facing housing insecurity20.6%11.3%
Mercy Health - West Hospital
3.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Fewer of Skyline Acres’ working residents work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

0.6% of Skyline Acres working residents work locally. The top destinations are Cincinnati (29%), Blue Ash (4%) and West Chester Township (4%). Skyline Acres’ median household income is $46,000.

1%work in town
Skyline AcresOhio townsU.S. towns
Median household income$46,000$75,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.6%6.9%8%
Average trip to work26 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Skyline Acres1%
Cincinnati29%
Blue Ash4%
West Chester Township4%
Fairfield3%
9 mi
median commute distance
88
jobs based in Skyline Acres
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Skyline Acres, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Skyline Acres 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.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–41°
Spring43–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall45–66°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Skyline Acres faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Skyline Acres.

39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
2
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsB+

Conserved land covers 3.2% of Skyline Acres

0.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.

3.2%conserved
Skyline AcresOhio townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.20.4
Conserved land3.2%3.7%4.3%
3.2%
conserved · 12 of 382 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Reagan Highway Wetlands—7
2. Skyline Park0.1 mi4
3. Forest Avenue Wetland Park—4

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

$212Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Skyline Acres

16pages on Skyline Acres
After high school

Colleges nearby

17 within 15 miles of the center of Skyline Acres

Small town

1,016 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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About Skyline Acres

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Skyline Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colerain and Springfield townships, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
840 ft

Questions about Skyline Acres

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Skyline Acres, OH expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $125,000, 49% 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+.