White OakOH
Some 19,216 people live in this town, in Ohio.
Is White Oak a good place to live?
Middle of the road on almost everything. At about $204K, a typical home costs 2.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. With a B overall, White Oak is better than 63% of U.S. towns and ranks 453rd of 987 in Ohio. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns. 16% of workers do their job from home in the town, above both Ohio’s towns (9.7%) and U.S. towns (11%). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools, B for health and B for incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES.
What makes White Oak stand out
Where White Oak beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave White Oak for work
Where White Oak’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How White Oak grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far White Oak is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Oak. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
7 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
7 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
8 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 · 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
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Moving to White Oak: who provides what
White Oak is unincorporated, so Hamilton 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 White Oak.
White Oak is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of White Oak’s workers commute out
Only 3% of working residents stay in White Oak for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Cincinnati (28%), Blue Ash (4%) and West Chester Township (4%). The median commute is under 9 miles. This Ohio town had 3,100 jobs in 2023, down 353 from 2013.
| White Oak | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in White Oak
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 16 inches a winter. The seasons in White Oak: chilly winters, warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
White Oak has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
46% of White Oak’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 32 claims locally since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, White Oak is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,536 U.S. towns with household incomes like White Oak’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
White Oak: 13% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults here, 34% have obesity and 24% get no exercise outside work.
| White Oak | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | White Oak | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
White Oak looks like Ohio by age
White Oak’s median age is 37.7 years. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Ohio average. Among adults 25 and older locally, 35% hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| White Oak | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| White Oak | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Conservation land takes up 0.4% of White Oak
In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.7 miles of trail. White Oak’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| White Oak | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blue Rock Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
| 2. Northside Knights of Columbus Sports Complex | — | 17 |
| 3. Haubner Field | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in White Oak sells for about $262K at the median
At 2.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 78% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
A home in White Oak typically sold within 45 days of listing. In White Oak, 33% of sales closed above the list price. Its median rent stands at $1,091 a month.
| White Oak | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,091 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about White Oak
Colleges nearby
17 within 15 miles of the center of White Oak
About 4 of every 100 White Oak residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About White Oak
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
White Oak is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is seven miles northwest of Cincinnati. The population was 19,541 at the 2020 census. White Oak is situated in both Green Township and Colerain Township.
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- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
White Oak’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with White Oak.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | #453 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Monfort Heights | #156 | A | B | — | C+ | A− |
| Cincinnati | #957 | D | C+ | D− | C | C |
| Colerain Township | #616 | B− | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Green Township | #285 | B+ | B | B− | B | B+ |
| North College Hill | #943 | D | B+ | D | C | D |
| Groesbeck | #468 | B | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | C+ | B− | C | C |
White Oak, Monfort Heights and Groesbeck report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare White Oak with a neighbor →
Questions about White Oak
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is White Oak, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. White Oak grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #453 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and C+ for schools.
Is White Oak, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $204,000, 17% below 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 B.