SummersideOH
A town of 4,662.
Is Summerside a good place to live?
Summerside gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $261K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades C overall, 787th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 16 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is Clepper Park, 48 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
What makes Summerside stand out
Where Summerside beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Summerside for work
Where Summerside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Summerside grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Summerside is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 9%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summerside. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw38 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
12 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
13 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Summerside: who provides what
Summerside is unincorporated, so Clermont County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Summerside.
Conserved land covers 3.8% of Summerside
At 0.6 miles per square mile, Summerside’s trail density is against 0.2 in Ohio’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Summerside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clepper Park | 1.2 mi | 48 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Summerside stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most
At 4 of 100, Summerside’s FEMA risk score is below both the Ohio town median (23 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, fewer of Summerside’s working residents work locally
Summerside has 635 jobs for its 2,320 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 468 in 2013 to 635.
0.6% of working residents work locally in Summerside. Jobs based in Summerside grew to 635 in 2023, 167 more than in 2013. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Summerside.
| Summerside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Summerside is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Summerside beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Summerside adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Summerside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Summerside | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 58.4% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Summerside has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summerside has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More young adults than Ohio overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). Summerside’s median age is 34.5 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Summerside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Summerside | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
Summerside’s grade for cost of living is a B
The typical Summerside home is worth about $261,000, up 2.6% in a year, 6% above the Ohio typical home.
| Summerside | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,177 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Summerside
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Summerside
About 3 of every 100 Summerside residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Summerside
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Summerside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. Its population was 4,941 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
Summerside’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Summerside.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerside | #787 | C | B | — | B− | C |
| Mount Carmel | #532 | B | B+ | — | B− | C |
Summerside and Mount Carmel report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Summerside with a neighbor →
Questions about Summerside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Summerside, OH a good place to live?
Summerside grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #787 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Summerside, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.