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39.19° N · 84.45° W · GEOID 3930786

Golf Manor

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Golf Manor is home to 3,782 people. Median household income is $44,948 a year and median rent is $798 a month, 21.3% 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 $157,300, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$798
42% below the median place
Median household income
$44,948
44% below the median place
Median home value
$157,300
51% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
3% 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 Golf Manor

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $36,500 a year left, less than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Household income has grown -1.1% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 50% of homes, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 120 hours a year commuting, less than in 88% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1954, older housing than in 90% of places its size.
01

Moving to Golf Manor

Hamilton County loses about 7.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in27,769
Moved out32,512
Net−4,743

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Butler County, OH4,5355,632−1,097
Clermont County, OH2,4983,769−1,271
Warren County, OH1,9152,554−639
Kenton County, KY1,3611,554−193
Boone County, KY530804−274

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$78K

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

Who moves here
5.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Hamilton County report $66,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$31,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $798 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,306 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $157,300.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 12.9% work from home; 2.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Binghamton, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-7.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$77,881
11% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.3%
18% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGolf ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.2%9% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.3%18% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-7.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$65,9717% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$77,88111% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $798, 42% below the median place.

Golf Manor21.3%
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
$31,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.3%
4% above the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
8% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$36,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Golf Manor, 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
Eastman, GA17.6% vs 21.3%n/aCompare
Ishpeming, MI16.7% vs 21.3%n/aCompare
Corbin, KY17.2% vs 21.3%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1954
1% below the median place
Median home value1
$157,300
51% below the median place
Homeownership1
49.6%
25% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGolf ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$79842% below
Rent to income121.3%4% above
Property tax rate11.5%68% above
Home price to income13.5x8% below
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$2,40926% below
Median home value1$157,30051% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.4%6% above
Homeownership149.6%25% below
Renters paying 30%+155.1%9% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,30630% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.0%1% below
Median year built119541% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $44,948, 44% below the median place.

Median household income1
$44,948
44% below the median place
Mean commute1
18 min
29% below the median place
Income per person1
$32,302
19% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGolf ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$44,94844% below
Income per person1$32,30219% below
Unemployment1County figure5.0%3% above
Average annual pay6County figure$78,93120% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.6%30% below
Jobs6County figure514,266241% above
Poverty rate113.6%26% above
Mean commute118 min29% below
Works from home112.9%4% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.5%191% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 80.3%, 13% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
80.3%
13% below the median place
Household size1
2.1
16% below the median place
Median age1
36.1
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher90.2% −2%
No health insurance7.1% +11%
Bachelor's or higher31.7% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureGolf ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,7826646th largest
Population change since 202070.1%90% below
Median age136.17% below
Bachelor's or higher131.7%1% below
High school or higher190.2%2% below
Household size12.116% below
Born abroad1County figure6.3%29% below
No health insurance17.1%11% above
Homes with broadband180.3%13% below
05

Life in Golf Manor

410 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 17 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.3 −48%
Playgrounds per 10k10.6 +12%
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 bars24.5 +18%
Shops30.3 +0%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.4 −4%
Child care centers3.7 +61%

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

Public schools13
202
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
109,365
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k9
3.7
61% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGolf ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure202above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure109,365above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure17.312% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.518% above
Shops per 10k9County figure30.30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.44% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.761% above
Parks per 10k105.348% below
Playgrounds per 10k1010.612% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure410above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 369, 92% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
369
92% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,133
7% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk15
99.4
22% above the median place
Heat wave risk15
98.9
10% above the median place
Good air days16
34.2%
50% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGolf ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure86°F1% below
January average low14County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature14County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation14County figure44.4 in1% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure96.34% above
Hurricane risk15County figure38.246% below
Tornado risk15County figure99.422% above
Wildfire risk15County figure47.323% below
Heat wave risk15County figure98.910% above
Median air quality index16County figure5426% above
Good air days16County figure34.2%50% below
08

Golf Manor in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% 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$798/mo (2024)$1,010/mo$830 to $1,230/mo+4.0%
Median household income$44,948 (2024)$55,500$47,000 to $65,500+3.6%
Median home value$157,300 (2024)$228,000$166,000 to $314,000+6.4%
Population3,810 (2025)3,8403,690 to 4,010+0.2%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

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

09

Places like Golf Manor

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

PlaceRentIncome
Binghamton, NY$870$45,578Compare
Steubenville, OH$775$48,172Compare
Hartsville, SC$874$49,272Compare
Monroe, LA$886$40,505Compare
Monroe, LAHartsville, SCSteubenville, OHBinghamton, NYGolf Manor, OHGolf ManorBinghamtonSteubenvilleHartsvilleMonroeGolf ManorBinghamtonSteubenvilleHartsvilleMonroe

Common questions

Is Golf Manor a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $36,500 a year left, less than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. Household income has grown -1.1% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 15 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Golf Manor expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $157,300.

What salary do you need to live in Golf Manor?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Golf Manor safe?

There were 369 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Golf Manor?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Binghamton, NY, Steubenville, OH, Hartsville, SC and Monroe, LA.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Golf Manor with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Golf Manor itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/golf-manor-ohio

Citytistics. “Golf Manor, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/golf-manor-ohio/

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