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6,965 people live in this town, settled in 1871.
A town of contrasts. Its strongest is schools: its schools outperform 90% of the state's. Health is a strength too: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 90% of the country. What holds it back is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. It lags on cost of living as well: the typical home is worth about $388K, 4.8 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. The overall grade comes out at B+, better than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 300th of 987 in Ohio.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
4,115 counted in 2010 and 6,384 in 2020; an estimated 6,965 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.4% since 2020, after 55.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far South Lebanon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 42 in 1880, 6,384 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Lebanon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw3 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
30 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
22 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Lebanon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in South Lebanon.
South Lebanon has less food insecurity than most of Ohio, but it has commutes longer than most of Ohio.
On the market in South Lebanon: a median 34 days to sell. The typical rent for South Lebanon comes to $1,334 a month, above both Ohio’s towns ($943 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.4%.
| South Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,334 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 7.9% of its 4,593 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
18% of South Lebanon adults get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 32 measures, South Lebanon is ahead of Ohio on 19 and behind on 1.
| South Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 28% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | South Lebanon | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 76.3% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Walkers can cover 1.7 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Little Miami State Park, at 52 acres. In South Lebanon, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| South Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carter Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Little Miami State Park | 0.1 mi | 52 |
| 3. Rogers Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 3,616 working residents takes 30.8 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio. Jobs based here grew from 971 in 2013 to 1,435.
Just 1% of South Lebanon’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 464, to 1,435. 20% of South Lebanon workers do their job from home, above both the Ohio town median (9.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Also worth knowing: its middle household income stands at $105,000.
| South Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four-year graduates: just over two in five adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio. South Lebanon is growing: up 8.4% since 2020, to 6,965 residents (2025 estimate). In South Lebanon, the median age is 34.4 years.
| South Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 24% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Lebanon | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 22°, with about 14 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in South Lebanon than in 56% of U.S. communities. The town has had 36 paid flood insurance claims since 1995. 72% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of South Lebanon
About 3 of every 100 South Lebanon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where South Lebanon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ohio, United States
South Lebanon is a city in central Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,384 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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5 towns share a border with South Lebanon.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lebanon | #300 | B+ | C | — | A | A |
| Union Township | #456 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Lebanon | #264 | A− | C+ | B | A− | B |
| Kings Mills | — | — | C− | — | A | A |
| Hamilton Township | #132 | A | C− | A | A− | A− |
| Deerfield Township | #73 | A | C− | — | A | A |
Kings Mills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. South Lebanon, Union Township, Kings Mills and Deerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Lebanon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. South Lebanon grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #300 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including J. Laurence Laughlin and Jordyn Rhodes.
