City: Cincinnati
State: Ohio
Best Cities Overall Rank: 82
About Cincinnati:
Famous folks from Cincinnati include Steven Spielberg, Ted Turner, Carmen Electra, and William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States.
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is considered one of the top zoos in the nation and one of the very best for kids. More than 1.2 million people visit the zoo's award-winning exhibits, 500 animals, and 3,000 plant species annually.
County: Hamilton
Population: 333,336
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitors' bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati blogs:
Cincinatti Blog
Urban Cincy
Mom Corps Cincinatti
Cincinnati's Facebook page: Follow Cincinnati on Facebook
Cincinnati's Twitter page: Follow Cincinatti on Twitter
Education rank: 15
High School graduation rate 2008: 82.90%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 18
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 5.40
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 19
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 5.70
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 269
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 18.40
Total Expenditures Per Student: $15,534
Health rank: 44
Quality children's hospitals: 2
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.60
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 1
Safety rank: 96
Violent Crimes, 2008: 4,204
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 1,261.19
Sex Offenders: 1,289
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 386.70
Economy rank: 80
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 21.70
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 10.80
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 1,164.09
Median Home Sale Price: $134,500
5-Year Home Value Index: -2.87%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 43.41%
Recreation Rank: 43
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 4,874
Parkland per 100,000: 1,462.19
Photo courtesy of Kabir Bakie
