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39.43° N · 84.54° W · GEOID 3955104

New Miami

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

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioNew Miami, OHNew MiamiNew Miami

The short answer

New Miami is home to 2,223 people. Median household income is $43,281 a year and median rent is $1,074 a month, 29.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $112,200, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,074
21% below the median place
Median household income
$43,281
46% below the median place
Median home value
$112,200
65% below the median place
Unemployment
18.1%
271% 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 New Miami

  • Unemployment averaged 18.1% over the survey period, higher than in 98% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 214 Ohio places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $31,300 a year left, less than in 96% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown -0.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 29.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $40 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 92% of places its size.
01

Moving to New Miami

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
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state. County figure.
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
$43,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,074 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,114 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $112,200.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 13.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bennington, VT matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$59,417
15% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$60,862
14% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.7%
16% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNew MiamiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%16% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%5% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$60,86214% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$59,41715% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median home value is $112,200, 65% below the median place.

New Miami29.8%
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
$42,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.8%
46% above the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
30%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$31,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like New Miami, 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
St. Johnsbury, VT20.4% vs 29.8%n/aCompare
Dunbar, WV19.2% vs 29.8%$17,600Compare
Elkins, WV24.5% vs 29.8%n/aCompare

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Median home value1
$112,200
65% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,114
40% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,346
59% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNew MiamiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,07421% below
Rent to income129.8%46% above
Property tax rate11.2%32% above
Home price to income12.6x32% 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$1,34659% below
Median home value1$112,20065% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.1%61% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership162.7%6% below
Renters paying 30%+158.3%15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,11440% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.5%22% below
Median year built119601% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
18.1%
271% above the median place
Income per person1
$20,891
48% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$43,281 −46%
Poverty rate26.0% 2.4×
Mean commute25 min +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNew MiamiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$43,28146% below
Income per person1$20,89148% below
Unemployment118.1%271% above
Average annual pay6County figure$67,2292% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.6%24% above
Jobs6County figure163,6389% above
Poverty rate126.0%142% above
Mean commute125 min2% above
Works from home1County figure13.3%7% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 75.9%, 18% below the median place.

High school or higher1
75.9%
18% below the median place
No health insurance1
15.3%
139% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.8%
6% below the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureNew MiamiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2236646th largest
Population change since 202073.4%199% above
Median age143.411% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure32.9%2% above
High school or higher175.9%18% below
Household size12.813% above
Born abroad1County figure8.1%9% below
No health insurance115.3%139% above
Homes with broadband186.8%6% below
05

Life in New Miami

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 residents9.0 −12%
Playgrounds per 10k9.0 −4%
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 students13
59,107
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools13
90
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher13
19.0
23% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureNew MiamiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure90above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure59,107above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure19.023% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure19.28% below
Shops per 10k9County figure27.310% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure14.429% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k109.012% below
Playgrounds per 10k109.04% below
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 figure94above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 175, 9% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
175
9% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
524
57% 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.

Good air days16
33.2%
52% below the median place
Median air quality index16
55
28% above the median place
Tornado risk15
98.0
20% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNew MiamiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure86°F1% below
January average low14County figure22°F14% below
Average temperature14County figure54°F3% below
Annual precipitation14County figure43.2 in1% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure91.51% below
Hurricane risk15County figure27.761% below
Tornado risk15County figure98.020% above
Wildfire risk15County figure41.233% below
Heat wave risk15County figure81.79% below
Median air quality index16County figure5528% above
Good air days16County figure33.2%52% below
08

New Miami in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 30% 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$1,074/mo (2024)$1,360/mo$1,120 to $1,660/mo+4.1%
Median household income$43,281 (2024)$54,000$45,500 to $63,500+3.7%
Median home value$112,200 (2024)$162,000$118,000 to $224,000+6.3%
Population2,287 (2025)2,3402,250 to 2,440+0.5%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

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

09

Places like New Miami

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bennington, VT$1,115$54,257Compare
Beckley, WV$869$45,826Compare
St. Johnsbury, VT$912$53,711Compare
Augusta, ME$919$47,979Compare
Augusta, MESt. Johnsbury, VTBeckley, WVBennington, VTNew Miami, OHNew MiamiBenningtonBeckleySt. JohnsburyAugustaNew MiamiBenningtonBeckleySt. Johnsbury

Common questions

Is New Miami a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 18.1% over the survey period, higher than in 98% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 214 Ohio places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $31,300 a year left, less than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 36 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is New Miami expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.8% 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 $112,200.

What salary do you need to live in New Miami?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is New Miami safe?

There were 175 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to New Miami?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bennington, VT, Beckley, WV, St. Johnsbury, VT and Augusta, ME.

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

Citytistics. “New Miami, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/new-miami-ohio/

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