Cincinnati

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#129

Global Rank

23.6

Power Score

Major Metro

% of Country Score

0.9%


Share

United States • North America • Language power

Population
2.3M
GDP
$199B
GDP per capita
$84,795
Land area
12,582 km² (4,858 mi²)
Density
186/km² (483/mi²)
GAWC class
11

Primary city Cincinnati

State / province Ohio

Language English

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Cincinnati metro area

39.10, -84.51
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Walkable Elite Quarters

Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.

From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major League Teams/Venues, Total Teams, Notable Museums & Landmarks.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

In the news

2 stories
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Sports

20 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues3 venues

American Football

Paycor Stadium

Cincinnati

Baseball

Great American Ball Park

Cincinnati

Tennis

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason

Other Teams

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events1 event

Cincinnati Open

Tennis

• Mason

Championship Finals9 events

1990 World Series

Baseball

1990 • Riverfront Stadium

1976 World Series

Baseball

1976 • Riverfront Stadium

1975 World Series

Baseball

1975 • Riverfront Stadium

1972 World Series

Baseball

1972 • Riverfront Stadium

1970 World Series

Baseball

1970 • Riverfront Stadium

1961 World Series

Baseball

1961 • Crosley Field

1940 World Series

Baseball

1940 • Crosley Field

1939 World Series

Baseball

1939 • Crosley Field

1919 World Series

Baseball

1919 • Crosley Field

All-Star Games6 events

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

2015 • Great American Ball Park

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1988 • Riverfront Stadium

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1970 • Riverfront Stadium

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1966 • Cincinnati Gardens

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1953 • Crosley Field

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1938 • Crosley Field

Complete Event Timeline15 events

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

2015 • Great American Ball Park

1990 World Series

Championship Finals

1990 • Riverfront Stadium

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1988 • Riverfront Stadium

1976 World Series

Championship Finals

1976 • Riverfront Stadium

1975 World Series

Championship Finals

1975 • Riverfront Stadium

1972 World Series

Championship Finals

1972 • Riverfront Stadium

1970 World Series

Championship Finals

1970 • Riverfront Stadium

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1970 • Riverfront Stadium

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1966 • Cincinnati Gardens

1961 World Series

Championship Finals

1961 • Crosley Field

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1953 • Crosley Field

1940 World Series

Championship Finals

1940 • Crosley Field

1939 World Series

Championship Finals

1939 • Crosley Field

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1938 • Crosley Field

1919 World Series

Championship Finals

1919 • Crosley Field

Against expectation how Cincinnati’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • NFL teams representing Cincinnati have fallen short of their pre-game odds by 10.4 wins across 58 team-seasons since 1920.

How this is measured →

Championship History

8 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Cincinnati, across all sports, newest first. 8 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Top Companies

12 companies
1Procter & Gamble
$374B
Public
2Cintas
$87B
Public
3Fifth Third Bank
$49B
Public
4Kroger
$39B
Public
5Cincinnati Financial
$28B
Public
6TQL - Total Quality Logistics
$21B
Private
7Medpace
$18B
Public
8American Financial Group
$13B
Public
9R+L Carriers
$11B
Private
10Chemed
$7B
Public
11Phillips Edison & Company
$5B
Public
12First Financial Bank
$3B
Public

Total Market Cap: $658B across 13 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA purchase-only index for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
050100150200250300350400200020102020

One year
One year +3.2%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +61.8%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +49.6%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −24.2%
2007Q2 to 2011Q1

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati • Art

Performing Arts Venues1 item

Riverbend Music Center

Cincinnati • Amphitheatre

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks2 items

Kings Island

Mason • Theme Park

Cincinnati Zoo

Cincinnati • Zoo

Languages of Cincinnati

English first in Ohio.

LanguageShare
English92%
Spanish2.6%
German0.4%
Mandarin Chinese0.4%
Standard Arabic0.4%
English reach, Ohio
99%
Tier 1 census

Ohio on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Cincinnati

#128 by artist origin · combined 16.4 (US 4.6 / UK 1.7) · signature decade 1950s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: The Isley Brothers, Walk the Moon, The Lemon Pipers, Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods, Carl Dobkins Jr., Doris Day

Number-one singles by Cincinnati artists2

Screen of Cincinnati

#56 by film pedigree · score 72.9 · 13 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Woody Harrelson, George Chakiris, Josh Hutcherson, Doris Day, Lucien Hubbard

Art of Cincinnati

#92 for celebrated art · 9 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Cincinnati Art Museum, Taft Museum of Art

2 notable artists born here, most in the 1800s: Robert Henri, Alice Pike Barney

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#251

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, United States

#856

Miami University

Oxford (OH), United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

Cincinnati • 3 - International

Metro System (18 stations)1 entry

Cincinnati Bell Connector

Cincinnati • 18 stations