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39.23° N · 84.60° W · GEOID 3932536

Groesbeck

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

OhioGroesbeck, OHGroesbeckGroesbeck

The short answer

Groesbeck is home to 7,824 people. Median household income is $61,984 a year and median rent is $1,065 a month, 20.6% 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 $222,300, about 3.6x annual median household income.

The story in Groesbeck is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 16.3% to 20.6% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is -2.2% a year, against 4.2% a year in its closest peers.

50OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Groesbeck scores better than 50% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 216th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%52
Economy 20%37
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%64
Education 10%31
Commute 10%67
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,065
22% below the median place
Median household income
$61,984
23% below the median place
Median home value
$222,300
30% 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.

01

Moving to Groesbeck

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
$42,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,065 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,352 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $222,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 15.3% work from home; 2.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Charlotte, MI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$77,881
11% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.3%
18% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGroesbeckAmong 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 people7County figure-7.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,9717% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$77,88111% above
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $50,700 a year, less than in 77% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

Groesbeck20.6%
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
$42,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.6%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
3.6x
6% 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
$50,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Groesbeck, $1,065 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Groesbeck, but easier on the budget

Places that match Groesbeck on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Charlotte, MI9617.0% vs 20.6%$2,700Compare
Batesville, IN9616.3% vs 20.6%$3,000Compare
Birdsboro, PA9615.9% vs 20.6%$22,200Compare
Booneville, MS9515.2% vs 20.6%n/aCompare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,352
28% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
51% above the median place
Median home value1
$222,300
30% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGroesbeckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,06522% below
Rent to income120.6%1% above
Property tax rate11.4%51% above
Home price to income13.6x6% 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$3,0517% below
Median home value1$222,30030% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.4%6% above
Homeownership166.1%0% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.7%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,35228% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.0%1% below
Median year built119700% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 3.1 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 85% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median household income1
$61,984
23% below the median place
Income per person1
$33,778
16% below the median place
Mean commute1
22 min
10% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGroesbeckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$61,98423% below
Income per person1$33,77816% 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 rate1County figure15.0%39% above
Mean commute122 min10% below
Works from home1County figure15.3%23% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.5%191% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.9%, 55% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.9%
55% below the median place
Median age1
34.6
11% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.2%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.4% +3%
Bachelor's or higher23.8% −26%
Household size2.4 −4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGroesbeckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,8245009th largest
Median age134.611% below
Bachelor's or higher123.8%26% below
High school or higher195.4%3% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad1County figure6.3%29% below
No health insurance12.9%55% below
Homes with broadband195.2%3% above
05

Life in Groesbeck

OpenStreetMap shows 6.4 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 88% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.1 −50%
Playgrounds per 10k15.3 +63%
Grocery stores per 10k6.4 3.0×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.8 +15%
Libraries per 10k2.6 2.9×
Named paths and bike trails1 km −35%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi3.1 14.6×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • William Howard Taft National Historic Site 9 miles
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 48 miles
  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument 50 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
8.9
71% below the median place
Public schools12
202
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
109,365
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureGroesbeckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure202above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure109,365above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.312% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.518% above
Shops per 10k8County figure30.30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.44% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.761% above
Parks per 10k95.150% below
Playgrounds per 10k915.363% above
Grocery stores per 10k96.4201% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.815% above
Libraries per 10k92.6194% above
Named paths and bike trails91.335% below
Transit stops per sq mi93.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site108.971% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure410above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.4, 22% above 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 Groesbeck. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk14
99.4
22% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
98.9
10% above the median place
Good air days15
34.2%
50% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGroesbeckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature13County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation13County figure44.4 in1% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.34% above
Hurricane risk14County figure38.246% below
Tornado risk14County figure99.422% above
Wildfire risk14County figure47.323% below
Heat wave risk14County figure98.910% above
Median air quality index15County figure5426% above
Good air days15County figure34.2%50% below
08

Groesbeck in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Groesbeck does better than 48% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 64%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,065/mo (2024)$1,350/mo$1,110 to $1,650/mo+4.1%
Median household income$61,984 (2024)$76,000$64,500 to $90,000+3.5%
Median home value$222,300 (2024)$322,000$234,000 to $443,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

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

09

Places like Groesbeck

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

PlaceRentIncome
Rio Rico, AZ$1,091$61,348Compare
Houma, LA$1,058$58,194Compare
Longview, TX$1,101$63,340Compare
Goshen, IN$1,093$59,184Compare
Goshen, INLongview, TXHouma, LARio Rico, AZGroesbeck, OHGroesbeckRio RicoHoumaLongviewGoshenGroesbeckRio RicoHoumaLongviewGoshen

Places built like Groesbeck

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Groesbeck performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Groesbeck, OH20.6%-2.2%/yrn/a
Charlotte, MI17.0%4.2%/yr0.1%Compare
Mendota, IL18.0%-1.0%/yr-2.3%Compare
Batesville, IN16.3%2.2%/yr2.8%Compare
Edgerton, WI15.9%2.0%/yr3.1%Compare
Harrisburg, IL21.0%4.3%/yr-4.3%Compare
Tecumseh, MI19.2%1.5%/yr-0.7%Compare

Common questions

Is Groesbeck a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 50 out of 100, better than 50% of the places we rate and 216th of 290 in Ohio. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Groesbeck expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.6% 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 $222,300.

What salary do you need to live in Groesbeck?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Groesbeck?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rio Rico, AZ, Houma, LA, Longview, TX and Goshen, IN.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Groesbeck with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Groesbeck itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/groesbeck-ohio

Citytistics. “Groesbeck, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/groesbeck-ohio/

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