Center for Research & Data | Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber

HOUSING & MIGRATION INDICATORS

For housing and migration indicators, the Cincinnati region median ranking is 13 of 20

INDICATOR OVERVIEW

  • Residential Building Permits (2023): 16th best of 20
  • Residential Building Permits Per 1,000 Population (2023): 13th best of 20
  • Annual Net Migration (2024): 13th best of 20
  • Typical Home Value (2024): 13th highest of 19
  • Five-Year Housing Permit Change (2018-2023): 12th best of 20
  • Median Gross Rent (2023): 5th Lowest of 20
  • Severe Housing Cost Burden (2023): 10th best of 20

REGIONAL INDICATOR

Residential Building Permits

2023

Cincinnati Residential building permits:

6,187

PEER RANK: 16th best of 20

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Residential Building Permits Per 1,000 Population

2023

Cincinnati Residential Building Permits Per 1,000 Population

2.7

PEER RANK: 13th best of 20

REGIONAL INDICATOR

Annual Net Migration

2024

Cincinnati Annual NET MIGRATION

15,643

PEER RANK: 13th best of 20

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Typical Home Value

2024

Cincinnati typical HOME VALUE

$276,983

PEER RANK: 13th Highest of 19

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Five-Year Housing Permit Change

2018-2023

Cincinnati FIVE-YEAR HOUSING PERMIT CHANGE

1.8%

PEER RANK: 12th best of 20

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Median Gross Rent

2023

$1,101

PEER RANK: 5th Lowest of 20

REGIONAL INDICATOR

SEVERE HOUSING COST BURDEN

2023

Cincinnati Severe Housing Cost Burden:

22.9%

PEER RANK: 10th best of 20

Severe housing cost burden is the percentage of renting households that spend more than 50% of their income on housing.

All REGIONAL INDICATOR CATEGORIES

POPULATION INDICATORS

Indicators include:
Total Population
Population Growth
Prime Working Age Population
Gen Z Population
Millennial Population

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Indicators Include:
Gross Domestic Product
Fortune 500 Companies
Total Job Growth
Job Growth
Labor Force Participation Rate
Regional Exports

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COMMUNITY & HEALTH INDICATORS

Indicators Include:
Median Household Income
Cost of Living Index
Child Poverty Rate
Violent Crime Rate
Property Crime Rate
Educational Attainment
Degree Completions
Life Expectancy
Food Insecurity

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HOUSING & MIGRATION INDICATORS

Indicators Include:
Building Permits
Net Migration
Typical Home Value
Housing Permit Change
Median Gross Rent
Housing Cost Burden

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INDUSTRY INDICATORS

Indicators Include:
Tech Jobs
Tech Job Growth
Manufacturing Jobs
Manufacturing Job Growth

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DEI INDICATORS

Indicators Include:
Workforce Diversity
C-Suite Diversity
Racial Income Gap
Racial Unemployment Gap
Black/White Educational Attainment

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