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A town of 3,983, laid out in 1851.
St. Bernard gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $200K, 2.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B overall, 474th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. St. Bernard’s violent crime rate is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, where Ohio’s towns sit at 1.2 and U.S. towns at 1.6. St. Bernard has 1 place on the National Register.
Where St. Bernard beats most towns.
Nurre-Royston HouseWhere St. Bernard’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 St. Bernard is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,022 in 1880, a peak of 7,487 in 1930, 4,070 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Bernard. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw17 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
5 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
3 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
2 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPaycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Bernard, 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 St. Bernard.
St. Bernard draws workers from Cincinnati and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
3,841 jobs are based in St. Bernard, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 14,175 in 2013 to 3,841.
Most working residents leave St. Since 2013, St. Bernard has lost 10,334 jobs, to 3,841 in 2023. St. Bernard’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| St. Bernard | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the St Bernard-Elmwood Place City school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School, with 359 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 381 | C+ |
| St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 359 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 133 to 70 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in St. Bernard is 13.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 2024, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Bernard.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (18% statewide). 19% of St. Bernard residents are under 18. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| St. Bernard | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| St. Bernard | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 23.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 10,219 U.S. towns with household incomes like St. Bernard’s, it is healthier than 87%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
12% of adults report frequent physical distress in St. Bernard. Bernard beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults binge drink in St. Bernard.
| St. Bernard | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | St. Bernard | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bernard has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 2.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home (about $200K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. Values fell 2.2% in the past year while the Ohio typical home rose 3.2%.
The typical St. Bernard home is worth about $200,000, 19% below the Ohio typical home. Typical home values fell 2.2% in the year to September 2026.
| St. Bernard | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $923 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.2 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| St. Bernard | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ross Avenue Park | — | 14 |
| 2. Lytle Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. Saint Bernard Open Space | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18 within 15 miles of the center of St. Bernard
About 2 of every 100 St. Bernard residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
St. Bernard or Saint Bernard is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is an enclave and suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 4,070 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with St. Bernard.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bernard | #474 | B | A− | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Elmwood Place | — | — | A− | D− | C+ | D− |
Elmwood Place has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare St. Bernard with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. St. Bernard grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #474 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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