Cheviot, Ohio
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 1.4% since 2020.
8,623
people, the 193rd-largest of Ohio's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Ohio's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
94.0%
of 1,560 jobs located in Cheviot are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 47% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$878
a month. Ohio's median is $1,034.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $2,522 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Hamilton County.
- $979 Tract 238
- $3,501 Tract 242
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$811–$1,216
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $878 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 99% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 3,893 homes here.
16
is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 29% less than Ohio's.
$153,000
median home value in Cheviot.
- $153,000 Cheviot
- $214,800 Ohio
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year