One Cincinnati suburb is among the best places to live in the nation, according to a recent ranking , while several other Ohio and Kentucky communities rank nationally in other categories, such as the best places to buy a house or raise a family.
The rankings — produced by Niche, which bills itself as “the market leader in connecting colleges and schools with students and families” — are based on the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, taxes, employment statistics and more using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources.
Here’s how Ohio and Kentucky communities fare.
Cincinnati suburb Blue Ash ranks in the top 50 places to live in America
Blue Ash , a city of 13,374 residents northeast of Cincinnati, came in at No. 31 on Niche’s best places to live in America ranking. It is the only Ohio or Kentucky community in the top 50. This ranking attempts “to measure the overall quality of an area” by looking at the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and access to amenities…