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39.32° N · 84.28° W · GEOID 3941755

Landen

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

OhioLanden, OHLandenLanden

The short answer

Landen is home to 7,499 people. Median household income is $109,434 a year and median rent is $1,569 a month, 17.2% 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 $311,000, about 2.8x annual median household income.

The story in Landen is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 15.5% to 17.2% of income.

93OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Landen scores better than 93% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 44th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%79
Economy 20%82
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%33
Education 10%87
Commute 10%59
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
$1,569
15% above the median place
Median household income
$109,434
36% above the median place
Median home value
$311,000
3% below the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
37% below 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 Landen

  • Housing89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Who lives here58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 87% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Landen

Warren County gains about 1.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,612
Moved out13,248
Net+364

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Butler County, OH2,6932,317+376
Hamilton County, OH2,5541,915+639
Montgomery County, OH1,8011,621+180
Clinton County, OH255378−123
Kings County, NY172

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$87K
Leavers$88K

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

Who moves here
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Warren County report $87,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $88,200.
Income you would need
$62,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,569 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,795 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $311,000.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 21.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Winfield, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
24% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$88,187
25% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$87,353
24% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLandenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.3%24% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%6% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$87,35324% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$88,18725% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $226 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 81% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.

Landen17.2%
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
$62,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.2%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
25% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$93,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Landen, $1,569 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 Landen, but easier on the budget

Places that match Landen 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
Winfield, IL9513.2% vs 17.2%$22,300Compare
Wescosville, PA9413.7% vs 17.2%$28,600Compare
Sandy Hook, CT9313.9% vs 17.2%$42,300Compare
Walkersville, MD9213.6% vs 17.2%$19,400Compare

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Homeownership1
89.2%
34% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
54% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,358
34% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLandenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,56915% above
Rent to income117.2%16% below
Property tax rate11.4%54% above
Home price to income12.8x25% 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$4,35834% above
Median home value1$311,0003% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%26% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.9%16% above
Homeownership189.2%34% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure41.3%18% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7954% below
Vacant homes1County figure4.2%41% below
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 4.5%, 58% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
4.5%
58% below the median place
Works from home1
21.9%
76% above the median place
Median household income1
$109,434
36% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLandenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$109,43436% above
Income per person1$49,87124% above
Unemployment1County figure3.1%37% below
Average annual pay6County figure$69,6866% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure0.2%95% below
Jobs6County figure102,34732% below
Poverty rate14.5%58% below
Mean commute124 min5% below
Works from home121.9%76% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.1%88% below
04

Who lives here

4.5% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 89% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

Bachelor's or higher1
57.7%
80% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.2%
3% above the median place
Median age1
41.2
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad10.8% +23%
Homes with broadband91.7% −1%
Household size2.5 −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLandenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,4995151st largest
Median age141.26% above
Bachelor's or higher157.7%80% above
High school or higher195.2%3% above
Household size12.51% below
Born abroad110.8%23% above
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband191.7%1% below
05

Life in Landen

About 5 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 83% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

54 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.0 −21%
Playgrounds per 10k34.7 3.7×
Grocery stores per 10k1.3 −37%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.3 −16%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.5×
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • William Howard Taft National Historic Site 18 miles
  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument 34 miles
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 35 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.8 −19%
Shops20.8 −31%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.4 −19%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
18.4
40% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
20.8
31% below the median place
Students per teacher12
20.8
35% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLandenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure43378% above
Public school students12County figure39,309above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure20.835% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.819% below
Shops per 10k8County figure20.831% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.419% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k98.021% below
Playgrounds per 10k934.7268% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.337% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k99.316% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails95.0150% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1018.440% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure54315% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 21.3, 70% 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 Landen. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
21.3
70% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
65.8
27% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
77.8
16% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLandenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F2% below
January average low13County figure22°F12% below
Average temperature13County figure54°F2% below
Annual precipitation13County figure43.7 in0% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure77.816% below
Hurricane risk14County figure21.370% below
Tornado risk14County figure83.42% above
Wildfire risk14County figure37.738% below
Heat wave risk14County figure65.827% below
Median air quality index15County figure442% above
Good air days15County figure67.9%1% below
08

Landen in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% 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, Landen does better than 76% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 63%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,569/mo (2024)$2,020/mo$1,650 to $2,460/mo+4.3%
Median household income$109,434 (2024)$138,000$116,500 to $163,000+3.9%
Median home value$311,000 (2024)$450,000$326,000 to $620,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like Landen

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

PlaceRentIncome
Farmington Hills, MI$1,551$104,836Compare
Lake Villa, IL$1,533$118,750Compare
Reminderville, OH$1,657$106,905Compare
Gurnee, IL$1,655$119,628Compare
Gurnee, ILReminderville, OHLake Villa, ILFarmington Hills, MILanden, OHLandenFarmington HillsLake VillaGurneeLandenFarmington HillsLake Villa

Places built like Landen

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 Landen performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Landen, OH17.2%3.5%/yrn/a
Grandwood Park, IL17.4%1.4%/yrn/aCompare
Beckett Ridge, OH17.6%3.9%/yrn/aCompare
Winfield, IL13.2%3.6%/yr3.1%Compare
Highland Heights, OH17.9%2.3%/yr-1.8%Compare
Gages Lake, IL19.7%1.5%/yrn/aCompare
Elburn, IL16.0%4.1%/yr14.5%Compare

Common questions

Is Landen a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 93 out of 100, better than 93% of the places we rate and 44th of 290 in Ohio. 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 87% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 95 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Landen expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.2% 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 $311,000.

What salary do you need to live in Landen?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $62,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Landen?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Farmington Hills, MI, Lake Villa, IL, Reminderville, OH and Gurnee, IL.

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 Landen with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Landen itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/landen-ohio

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.