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39.19° N · 84.40° W · GEOID 3972522

Silverton

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

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioSilverton, OHSilvertonSilverton

The short answer

Silverton is home to 4,860 people. Median household income is $72,143 a year and median rent is $1,039 a month, 17.3% 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 $200,500, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,039
24% below the median place
Median household income
$72,143
10% below the median place
Median home value
$200,500
37% 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 Silverton

  • Households average 1.74 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Household income has grown 13% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Only 24% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 97% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 59% of homes, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 125 hours a year commuting, less than in 82% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 96 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Silverton

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
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
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
$41,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,039 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,541 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $200,500.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 12.3% work from home; 2.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Cuyahoga Falls, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.6%
3% below the median place
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
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSilvertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.6%3% 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

Renters paying 30%+ is 24.3%, 52% below the median place.

Silverton17.3%
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
$41,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.3%
15% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
27% 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
$61,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Silverton, 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
Jackson, MO14.0% vs 17.3%$10,400Compare
McPherson, KS14.3% vs 17.3%n/aCompare
Blair, NE13.8% vs 17.3%$13,900Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
24.3%
52% below the median place
Homeownership1
41.4%
38% below the median place
Median year built1
1959
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSilvertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,03924% below
Rent to income117.3%15% below
Property tax rate11.3%38% above
Home price to income12.8x27% 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$2,53622% below
Median home value1$200,50037% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.4%6% above
Homeownership141.4%38% below
Renters paying 30%+124.3%52% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,54118% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.0%1% below
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 19 min, 24% below the median place.

Mean commute1
19 min
24% below the median place
Poverty rate1
14.3%
32% above the median place
Income per person1
$44,480
11% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSilvertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$72,14310% below
Income per person1$44,48011% above
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 rate114.3%32% above
Mean commute119 min24% below
Works from home112.3%1% below
Commutes by transit1County figure2.5%191% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.7, 30% below the median place.

Household size1
1.7
30% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.6%
6% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-1.5%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.2% +3%
Bachelor's or higher39.1% +22%
Median age37.9 −3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSilvertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,8606646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.5%below (median 1.1%)
Median age137.93% below
Bachelor's or higher139.1%22% above
High school or higher195.2%3% above
Household size11.730% below
Born abroad1County figure6.3%29% below
No health insurance1County figure5.8%9% below
Homes with broadband186.6%6% below
05

Life in Silverton

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 residents4.1 −59%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.3 +11%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.8 8.6×

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.

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 schools12
202
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
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
MeasureSilvertonAmong 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 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 10k104.159% below
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1012.311% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi101.8above (median 0.2)
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 Silverton. 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
MeasureSilvertonAmong 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

Silverton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,039/mo (2024)$1,340/mo$1,100 to $1,630/mo+4.3%
Median household income$72,143 (2024)$94,000$79,000 to $111,000+4.5%
Median home value$200,500 (2024)$294,000$213,000 to $405,000+6.6%
Population4,887 (2025)4,8904,690 to 5,100+0.0%

The median home would be worth 3.1 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 Silverton

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

PlaceRentIncome
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,038$72,705Compare
Kettering, OH$1,051$74,681Compare
Berea, OH$1,062$74,926Compare
Neenah, WI$1,006$75,374Compare
Neenah, WIBerea, OHKettering, OHCuyahoga Falls, OHSilverton, OHSilvertonCuyahoga FallsKetteringBereaNeenahSilvertonCuyahoga FallsKetteringBereaNeenah

Common questions

Is Silverton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.74 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places. Household income has grown 13% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places. On cost, space and class size it scores 29 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Silverton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.3% 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 $200,500.

What salary do you need to live in Silverton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Silverton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Kettering, OH, Berea, OH and Neenah, WI.

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

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

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