Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Trenton is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 560th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $81K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 61% of the country. A typical home there costs about $281K, 3.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. On hazard risk, just 78 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Trenton has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Christian Ehresman Farm and John Kennel Jr. Farm. On civic life, just 91 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse.
Where Trenton beats most towns.
Where Trenton’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 Trenton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 151 in 1840, 13,021 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trenton, 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 Trenton.
Trenton is healthier than St. Clair Township and its other neighbors and sends most of its workers to Middletown and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
| Trenton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Edgewood City School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 451 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Trenton has 1,134 jobs for its 6,182 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.8 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Trenton for work: only 4% work in town. At 32 minutes, Trenton’s average trip to work is above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Trenton has added 353 jobs, to 1,134 in 2023.
| Trenton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $330 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
At 74 of 100, Trenton’s FEMA risk score is against 23 of 100 in Ohio’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 2005, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Trenton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trenton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Trenton home is worth about $281,000, up 2.1% in a year, 14% above the Ohio typical home. Trenton’s median rent is $1,284 a month.
| Trenton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,284 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its C+ for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; St. Clair Township (C) comes closest.
20% of Trenton adults binge drink. Trenton beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 17% of Trenton adults smoke cigarettes.
| Trenton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Trenton | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.4% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The property crime rate in Trenton is 1.6 per 1,000 residents. Trenton's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. 12 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Trenton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Trenton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
28 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
23 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
5 within 15 miles of the center of Trenton
About 8 of every 100 Trenton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in Trenton on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Trenton.
City in Ohio, US
Trenton is a city in northeastern Butler County, Ohio, United States, west of Middletown. The population was 13,021 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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3 towns share a border with Trenton.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Wayne Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton | #560 | B− | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Madison Township | #780 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| St. Clair Township | #850 | C | A− | — | B− | C |
| Wayne Township | #617 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C |
Trenton, Madison Township, St. Clair Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Trenton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Trenton grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #560 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk 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 B.
4 notable people were born here, including Zach Apple and Wayne Ratliff.
