Cincinnati, OH
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 32nd | |
| | Prior Rank: 11th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 32nd | |
| | Prior Rank: 3rd | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Cincinnati area had fewer homes with signs of rats and room heaters without flues. Central city units were less likely to have problems with holes in floors, signs of rats and mice, and room heaters without a flue. Areas outside the central city had signs of rats and room heaters without a flue when compared to the national average. Rental units had fewer holes in floors, signs of rats and mice, water supply stoppage, and room heaters without a flue, compared to the national average. Owner-occupied homes were less likely to have issues with signs of rats and room heaters without a flue, compared to the national average.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Cincinnati-area homes had more problems with open cracks or holes in the walls or floor, broken plaster and peeling paint, water leaks from the outside, exposed wires, and foundation problems. In addition to the problems found in the MSA, central city homes were also more likely to lack complete plumbing, have heat equipment breakdowns, rooms without a working electrical outlet, and a lack of adequate kitchen facilities. In addition to those issues noted in the MSA, units outside the central city had more window problems than the national average. Rental units were more likely to have problems with broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from outside, exposed wires, rooms with no working electrical outlets, lack of complete kitchen facilities, and foundation problems. Owner-occupied homes were more likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from the outside, lack of complete plumbing, heating equipment breakdowns, exposed wires, and foundation problems when compared to the national average.
Community Information: The Cincinnati MSA includes Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties, Kentucky; Dearborn County, Indiana; and Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties, Ohio. In 2011, the MSA included 806,396 occupied dwelling units, 18.7% of which were located in the central city of Cincinnati. Of the cities surveyed, the housing stock of the Cincinnati MSA ranked among the oldest, had an average percentage of rental units for the entire MSA, and ranked among the most heavily rental for the central city. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 13th-oldest (19.4%) for the MSA and 9th-oldest (44.5%) for the central city. The median house age in the Cincinnati MSA was 1972. The percentage of rental units ranked 16th-least heavily rental (33.1%) for the MSA and 8th-most heavily rental (59.3%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Cincinnati had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 27th (14.5%) for the entire MSA and 35th (24.6%) for homes in the central city.