Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Springdale's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C, 835th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. 7% of its land is conserved. Its weakest subject is safety: its crime rate is higher than 83% of U.S. towns, with 40 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Springdale is home to ATA College-Cincinnati. Springdale’s property crime rate is 22.8 per 1,000 residents, above both the Ohio town median (9.4) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Becker House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Springdale beats most towns.
Where Springdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Springdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 382 in 1870, 11,007 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
11 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
10 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
39 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a yearKings 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 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springdale, 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 Springdale.
Springdale draws workers from Cincinnati and beyond, but it reports more crime than Sharonville and its other graded neighbors and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
14,032 jobs are based in Springdale, 3.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 19,487 in 2013 to 14,032.
Most working residents leave Springdale for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Springdale is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Springdale fell to 14,032 in 2023, 5,455 fewer than in 2013.
| Springdale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Princeton City school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 529 | B |
| Calvary Academy- the PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 51 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Springdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Springdale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chamberlin Park | — | 14 |
| 2. Hilda-Ross Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Cameron Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Sharonville (C) to Fairfield (B−). Reported crimes rose from 193 to 296 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Springdale’s violent crime rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents. Springdale reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Springdale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12% of Springdale adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Springdale beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 81% of Springdale adults had a checkup this year.
| Springdale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Springdale | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Springdale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 85% are men (OH 51%).
| Springdale | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
63.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio.
The typical Springdale home is worth about $234,000, up 1.3% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home. 59% of households own their home in Springdale.
| Springdale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,226 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
13 within 15 miles of the center of Springdale
About 4 of every 100 Springdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Springdale is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 11,007 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Springdale.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Springfield Township (C) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | #835 | C | C+ | C− | B− | C+ |
| Forest Park | #778 | C | C+ | C | C | C+ |
| Glendale | — | — | C− | — | B− | A |
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | C+ | B− | C | C |
| Sharonville | #437 | B | B− | C | B− | A− |
| Fairfield | #681 | C+ | B− | B− | B− | C+ |
Glendale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Glendale reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Springdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Springdale grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #835 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 2.9 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Samuel Furman Hunt and William McClure Thomson.
