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39.29° N · 84.58° W · GEOID 3963604

Pleasant Run

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

OhioPleasant Run, OHPleasant RunPleasant Run

The short answer

Pleasant Run is home to 5,629 people. Median household income is $79,537 a year and median rent is $1,537 a month, 23.2% 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 $171,000, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Pleasant Run stands out on value for money. Rent run 34% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs about $311 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 290 Ohio places we track.

26OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Pleasant Run scores better than 26% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 256th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%63
Economy 20%48
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%3
Education 10%19
Commute 10%60
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
$1,537
13% above the median place
Median household income
$79,537
1% below the median place
Median home value
$171,000
46% 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 Pleasant Run

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, 0.0% 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
$61,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,537 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,226 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $171,000.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 22.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
White City, UT matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
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
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePleasant RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.2%9% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
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

The median home costs 2.1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Pleasant Run23.2%
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
$61,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.2%
14% above the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
43% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$63,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Pleasant Run, $1,537 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 Pleasant Run, but easier on the budget

Places that match Pleasant Run 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
White City, UT8918.1% vs 23.2%$27,500Compare
Kimberly, ID8613.8% vs 23.2%$24,900Compare
Brunswick, MD8112.4% vs 23.2%$40,200Compare
Manchester, MD8013.4% vs 23.2%$40,600Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,226
35% below the median place
Homeownership1
86.1%
30% above the median place
Median home value1
$171,000
46% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePleasant RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,53713% above
Rent to income123.2%14% above
Property tax rate11.5%65% above
Home price to income12.1x43% 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$2,56621% below
Median home value1$171,00046% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.4%6% above
Homeownership186.1%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.7%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,22635% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.0%1% below
Median year built119740% 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%)
Works from home1
22.7%
82% above the median place
Income per person1
$34,707
13% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePleasant RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,5371% below
Income per person1$34,70713% 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 commute124 min6% below
Works from home122.7%82% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

2% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 93% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track.

Born abroad1
2.2%
75% below the median place
Median age1
33.7
14% below the median place
Household size1
3.0
18% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance3.8% −41%
Bachelor's or higher19.1% −40%
Homes with broadband94.0% +2%
High school or higher90.0% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasurePleasant RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,6296195th largest
Median age133.714% below
Bachelor's or higher119.1%40% below
High school or higher190.0%2% below
Household size13.018% above
Born abroad12.2%75% below
No health insurance13.8%41% below
Homes with broadband194.0%2% above
05

Life in Pleasant Run

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places 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 residents3.5 −65%
Playgrounds per 10k17.8 +89%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • William Howard Taft National Historic Site 13 miles
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 43 miles
  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument 46 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
12.5
59% 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
MeasurePleasant RunAmong 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 10k93.565% below
Playgrounds per 10k917.889% 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)
Nearest National Park Service site1012.559% 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 Pleasant Run. 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
MeasurePleasant RunAmong 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

Pleasant Run in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% 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, Pleasant Run does better than 64% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 44%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,537/mo (2024)$1,920/mo$1,580 to $2,340/mo+3.8%
Median household income$79,537 (2024)$101,000$85,500 to $119,500+4.1%
Median home value$171,000 (2024)$244,000$177,000 to $336,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 2.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

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

09

Places like Pleasant Run

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

PlaceRentIncome
Candlewick Lake, IL$1,520$86,146Compare
Round Lake Beach, IL$1,543$86,059Compare
Waggaman, LA$1,510$68,374Compare
Hitchcock, TX$1,380$74,157Compare
Hitchcock, TXWaggaman, LARound Lake Beach, ILCandlewick Lake, ILPleasant Run, OHPleasant RunCandlewick LakeRound Lake BeachWaggamanHitchcockPleasant RunCandlewick LakeRound Lake BeachWaggamanHitchcock

Places built like Pleasant Run

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 Pleasant Run performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Pleasant Run, OH23.2%4.8%/yrn/a
Hazel Crest, IL23.2%4.7%/yr-3.4%Compare
Markham, IL33.9%5.9%/yr-3.3%Compare
White City, UT18.1%10.9%/yr-6.8%Compare
Shaw Heights, CO29.6%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
Orland Hills, IL13.4%5.0%/yr-3.3%Compare
Obetz, OH19.0%5.9%/yr33.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Pleasant Run a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 26 out of 100, better than 26% of the places we rate and 256th of 290 in Ohio. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Pleasant Run expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.2% 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 $171,000.

What salary do you need to live in Pleasant Run?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $61,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Pleasant Run?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Candlewick Lake, IL, Round Lake Beach, IL, Waggaman, LA and Hitchcock, TX.

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

Citytistics. “Pleasant Run, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/pleasant-run-ohio/

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