Cost of living in Forest Park, Ohio

Forest Park, Ohio has about 20,025 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $190,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hamilton County is $1,442 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Forest Park. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, prices sit at 95.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Forest Park's exact store tax.

Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a Forest Park bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Forest Park's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Ohio was $3.974 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,907.52 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Ohio shares this price.

Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 90 have higher typical rent than Forest Park.