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A town of 3,928, settled in 1886.
Woodlawn grades D overall, 955th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, mostly because of safety. It reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, including 24 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. What it does well: 25% of its land is conserved. Woodlawn’s property crime rate is 35 per 1,000 residents, above both Ohio’s towns (9.4) and U.S. towns (9.9). Only 96 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on cost of living. Frederick and Harriet Rauh House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Woodlawn beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
3,294 counted in 2010 and 3,916 in 2020; an estimated 3,928 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 18.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Woodlawn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,335 in 1950, 3,916 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodlawn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
8 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodlawn, 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 Woodlawn.
Woodlawn draws workers from Cincinnati and beyond and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Ohio rate.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #2 of 993 in Ohio.
3.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Woodlawn is 1.6 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Glenwood Gardens, 328 acres with 3.3 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glenwood Gardens | 3.3 mi | 328 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 178 | C+ |
| IDEA Greater Cincinnati IncLargest public high schoolGrades K–9 | Grades K–9 | 1,017 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
5,191 jobs are based in Woodlawn, 3.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Woodlawn for work: only 5% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Woodlawn. Jobs based in Woodlawn grew to 5,191 in 2023, 777 more than in 2013.
| Woodlawn | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime runs at 6.1 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Ohio rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Reported crimes rose from 108 to 161 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Woodlawn’s violent crime rate is 6.1 per 1,000 residents. Woodlawn reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodlawn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home (about $189K) costs less against local pay than in 85% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $5,417, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
30% of Woodlawn households own their home. The typical Woodlawn home is worth about $189,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% below the Ohio typical home.
| Woodlawn | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 30% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,466 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Woodlawn 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 29.9% of households own their home, against 67.2% across Ohio.
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Woodlawn | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Woodlawn | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Woodlawn beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Woodlawn | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Woodlawn | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.4% | 8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
15 within 15 miles of the center of Woodlawn
About 6 of every 100 Woodlawn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Woodlawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 towns share a border with Woodlawn.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Lincoln Heights (C) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | #955 | D | C− | D | B− | C+ |
| Lincoln Heights | #815 | C | A− | — | B− | D− |
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | C+ | B− | C | C |
| Glendale | — | — | C− | — | B− | A |
| Wyoming | #16 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A |
| Evendale | #696 | C+ | C− | D− | B− | A |
Glendale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Heights and Glendale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodlawn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Woodlawn grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #955 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health, D for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
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