Town guide

Dent, Ohio

Dent is a community in Hamilton County, Ohio, home to about 11,973 people across 6.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 45002, 45247 and 45248.

Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population11,9731,916 per sq mi
Median home value$282,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$172Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Dent

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Dent

Distances

Nearest major airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Cincinnati, OH9 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL242 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Dent; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Dent

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Dent had 12,301 residents in the 2020 census, up 62% since 2000.

It’s the 158th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Hamilton County grew from 409,479 residents in 1900 to 830,639 in 2020.

Dent population by census2000: 7,612, 2010: 10,497, 2020: 12,3017,612200010,497201012,3012020

Hamilton County, 1900–2020

Hamilton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 409,479, 1910: 460,732, 1920: 493,678, 1930: 589,356, 1940: 621,987, 1950: 723,952, 1960: 864,121, 1970: 924,018, 1980: 873,224, 1990: 866,228, 2000: 845,303, 2010: 802,374, 2020: 830,639409K’00’10494K’20’30622K’40’50864K’60’70873K’80’90845K’00’10831K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DentJan: high 37°F, low 22°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 25°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 33°F, 4.5 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 43°F, 4.9 in; May: high 74°F, low 53°F, 5.2 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 65°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 57°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 45°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 27°F, 4 in37°22°Jan3.642°25°Feb3.252°33°Mar4.565°43°Apr4.974°53°May5.282°62°Jun4.985°65°Jul4.385°64°Aug3.578°57°Sep3.366°45°Oct3.553°35°Nov3.442°27°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cheviot, OH weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Hamilton County

529,211 jobs at 21,087 businesses in Hamilton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hamilton CountyHealth care and social assistance: 95,402 jobs; Company headquarters: 58,699 jobs; Manufacturing: 46,798 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 44,849 jobs; Professional services: 42,291 jobs; Retail trade: 40,920 jobs; Administrative and support: 37,776 jobs; Finance and insurance: 30,661 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Company headquarters 11% Manufacturing 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 8% Retail trade 8% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

520 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dent’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Health - West HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cincinnati3.2 miles
  • Cincinnati Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cincinnati8.2 miles
  • Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cincinnati8.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors69
Specialist doctors78
Dentists43
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants92
Mental health providers115
Physical and occupational therapists110
Optometrists4
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies11

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Dent

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Veterans Park · 14 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Meijer0.1 mi
  • Kroger1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Days2.9 mi
  • Walgreens3.0 mi
  • Walgreens3.1 mi
  • LaRosa's Pizzeria3.1 mi

Libraries

  • Cheviot Branch Library3.5 mi
  • Groesbeck Branch Library4.5 mi
  • Westwood Library4.5 mi
  • Miami Township Branch Library5.2 mi

Museums

  • The German Heritage Museum2.2 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Dent

Public schools here are run by Oak Hills Local, Three Rivers Local, Northwest Local and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
John Foster Dulles Elementary SchoolCincinnatiPre-K–5812Public3.0 mi
Three Rivers ElementaryClevesPre-K–4731Public5.1 mi
Charles W Springmyer Elementary SchoolCincinnatiK–5437Public1.8 mi
Monfort Heights Elementary SchoolCincinnatiK–5588Public2.9 mi
Oakdale Elementary SchoolCincinnatiK–5710Public2.7 mi
Taylor Middle SchoolCleves5–8599Public5.1 mi
Oak Hills High SchoolCincinnati9–122,255Public3.4 mi
Taylor High SchoolCleves9–12608Public5.1 mi
Diamond Oaks CdcCincinnati11–12647Career and Technical0.6 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Bright Path BridgetownCincinnatiPre-K–K15Nonsectarian2.7 mi
St Ignatius SchoolCincinnatiPre-K–81,051Roman Catholic3.2 mi
Skyward New HopeCincinnatiK–825Nonsectarian3.0 mi
St Bernard SchoolCincinnatiK–8152Roman Catholic1.5 mi
St James the Greater SchoolCincinnatiK–8622Roman Catholic3.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with White Oak, Bridgetown, Mack, Monfort Heights, Taylor Creek, Miami Heights, Cleves, Blue Jay, Grandview, Miamitown, Groesbeck and Hooven.

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