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39.38° N · 84.36° W · GEOID 3928058

Four Bridges

Butler County, Ohio · part of the Cincinnati, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Four Bridges is home to 3,417 people. Median household income is $121,764 a year and median rent is $1,896 a month, 18.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $589,500, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,896
39% above the median place
Median household income
$121,764
52% above the median place
Median home value
$589,500
85% above the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
4% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Four Bridges

  • Household income has grown -3.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2005, newer housing than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • 26% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $589,500, more than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Four Bridges

Butler County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,831
Moved out16,455
Net+376

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Butler County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Butler County report $60,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,400.
Income you would need
$75,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,896 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,709 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $589,500.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 25.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Jacksonville Beach, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.9%
32% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$59,417
15% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$60,862
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFour BridgesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.9%32% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%5% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$60,86214% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$59,41715% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 2005, 1% above the median place.

Four Bridges18.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$75,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.7%
8% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
27% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$102,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Four Bridges, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Malverne, NY15.2% vs 18.7%$18,400Compare
Bayport, NY15.1% vs 18.7%$17,100Compare
Mendota Heights, MN14.7% vs 18.7%$7,400Compare

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Median year built1
2005
1% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
36.5%
28% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$7,492
130% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFour BridgesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,89639% above
Rent to income118.7%8% below
Property tax rate11.3%40% above
Home price to income14.8x27% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.45% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,44211% below
HUD area median income4County figure$109,9002% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,492130% above
Median home value1$589,50085% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.1%61% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership176.7%16% above
Renters paying 30%+136.5%28% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,70945% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.5%22% below
Median year built120051% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $69,066, 72% above the median place.

Income per person1
$69,066
72% above the median place
Works from home1
25.9%
108% above the median place
Median household income1
$121,764
52% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFour BridgesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$121,76452% above
Income per person1$69,06672% above
Unemployment1County figure5.1%4% above
Average annual pay6County figure$67,2292% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.6%24% above
Jobs6County figure163,6389% above
Poverty rate1County figure11.8%10% above
Mean commute126 min3% above
Works from home125.9%108% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.3%65% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.1%, 5% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.1%
5% above the median place
Median age1
45.7
17% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
58.6%
83% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.5% +3%
Born abroad9.6% +9%
Household size2.5 −1%
No health insurance6.4% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFour BridgesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,4176646th largest
Median age145.717% above
Bachelor's or higher158.6%83% above
High school or higher195.5%3% above
Household size12.51% below
Born abroad19.6%9% above
No health insurance16.4%0% above
Homes with broadband197.1%5% above
05

Life in Four Bridges

94 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k23.4 2.5×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.2 −8%
Shops27.3 −10%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.4 −29%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
59,107
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
90
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
19.0
23% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFour BridgesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure90above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure59,107above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure19.023% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.28% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.310% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure14.429% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k923.4149% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure94above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 33.2%, 52% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Four Bridges. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
33.2%
52% below the median place
Median air quality index14
55
28% above the median place
Tornado risk13
98.0
20% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFour BridgesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure22°F14% below
Average temperature12County figure54°F3% below
Annual precipitation12County figure43.2 in1% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure91.51% below
Hurricane risk13County figure27.761% below
Tornado risk13County figure98.020% above
Wildfire risk13County figure41.233% below
Heat wave risk13County figure81.79% below
Median air quality index14County figure5528% above
Good air days14County figure33.2%52% below
08

Four Bridges in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, up from 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,896/mo (2024)$2,440/mo$2,000 to $2,980/mo+4.3%
Median household income$121,764 (2024)$147,500$124,500 to $174,500+3.2%
Median home value$589,500 (2024)$847,000$615,000 to $1,167,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Four Bridges

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Jacksonville Beach, FL$1,848$120,698Compare
Colesville, MD$1,893$130,682Compare
Valley Cottage, NY$2,037$133,117Compare
Maynard, MA$1,800$124,067Compare
Maynard, MAValley Cottage, NYColesville, MDJacksonville Beach, FLFour Bridges, OHFour BridgesJacksonville BeachColesvilleValley CottageMaynardFour BridgesJacksonville BeachColesvilleValley CottageMaynard

Common questions

Is Four Bridges a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -3.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places. Half the homes were built after 2005, newer housing than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 290 Ohio places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Four Bridges expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $589,500.

What salary do you need to live in Four Bridges?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Four Bridges?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Jacksonville Beach, FL, Colesville, MD, Valley Cottage, NY and Maynard, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Four Bridges with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Four Bridges itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/four-bridges-ohio

Citytistics. “Four Bridges, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/four-bridges-ohio/

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