WetheringtonOH
A town of 1,138.
Is Wetherington a good place to live?
Wetherington’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Wetherington’s trail density is 6.0 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Ohio’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 8 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Wetherington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wetherington stand out
Where Wetherington beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Wetherington | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 15.3% |
1,138 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Wetherington grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wetherington is from typical.
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Kings Island and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wetherington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
32 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
18 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
17 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Moving to Wetherington: who provides what
Wetherington is unincorporated, so Butler 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 Wetherington.
In Wetherington, the median household income runs higher than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
1.2% of working residents work locally in Wetherington, below both Ohio’s towns (6.9%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Wetherington grew to 1,157 in 2023, 574 more than in 2013. The town’s typical journey to work stands at 27 minutes. The top destinations are Cincinnati (15%), West Chester Township (13%) and Fairfield (6%).
| Wetherington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $168,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wetherington faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Wetherington comes to 17 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in the town since 2012. Expected losses in Wetherington break down as 49% from inland flooding and 25% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wetherington stands out in Ohio and nationally: a larger share of its adults had a checkup this year
Wetherington: nearly a quarter of adults get no exercise outside work. Against the Ohio average, Wetherington comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Wetherington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Wetherington | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Wetherington sells for about $567K
The going rate for rent in Wetherington is $1,473 a month. The share of households in Wetherington who live in a home they own: 96%.
| Wetherington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,473 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wetherington
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Wetherington
About 5 of every 100 Wetherington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Every workday, about 1,149 people come to Wetherington for work
Where Wetherington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Wetherington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wetherington, OH expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $611,000, 148% above the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.