Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Springboro is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 30th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $120K, its schools outperform 91% of the state's, and residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. 53% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Springboro, above both the Ohio town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Dr. Aaron Wright House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Springboro's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Springboro beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Springboro is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 454 in 1850, a low of 341 in 1920, 19,062 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 6 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springboro. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
17 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
36 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
33 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
32 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 Springboro, 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 Springboro.
Springboro trades workers with Cincinnati and other neighbors, has less food insecurity than most of Ohio and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
The typical Springboro home is worth about $430,000, up 0.7% in a year, 75% above the Ohio typical home. 89% of Springboro households own their home.
| Springboro | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,203 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9.1 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The trail density in Springboro is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Clearcreek Park, at 88 acres.
| Springboro | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. E. Milo Beck Park | 2.3 mi | 59 |
| 2. Clearcreek Park | 0.4 mi | 88 |
| 3. North Park | 0.1 mi | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 7.6% of its 13,833 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Springboro. Springboro beats the Ohio average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Springboro.
| Springboro | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Springboro | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Springboro’s violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Springboro | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Springboro.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Springboro has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Springboro has about as many jobs (8,427) as working residents, but only 677 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Springboro for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Springboro has added 1,131 jobs, to 8,427 in 2023. The top destinations are Cincinnati (9%), Dayton (6%) and Miami Township (6%).
| Springboro | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5 within 15 miles of the center of Springboro
About 5 of every 100 Springboro residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
7 notable people were born in Springboro.
City in Ohio, United States
Springboro is an affluent city in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It had a population of 19,062 at the 2020 census. Springboro is a suburb located between Cincinnati and Dayton and is part of the Miami Valley, lying at the center of Greater Cincinnati and Metro Dayton. Most of Springboro is served by the Springboro Community City School District, which oversees the city's public high school, Springboro High School.
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5 towns share a border with Springboro.
At #30 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Clear Creek Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springboro | #30 | A+ | C+ | A− | A | A |
| Franklin Township | #554 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Clear Creek Township | #69 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Franklin | #714 | C+ | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Miami Township | #775 | C | C | C | B− | B |
| Washington Township | #184 | A− | D | — | A− | A− |
Franklin Township, Clear Creek Township, Franklin and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Springboro with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Springboro grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #30 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($81,120 across the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
7 notable people were born here, including Seth Doliboa and Tony Campana.
