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Homes in Cincinnati
Apartments outnumber houses in Cincinnati: 56% of its 160,409 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 38% and townhouses and other attached houses 5%.
More homes here were built before 1950 than in any later period we count: 48%. Only 10% date from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1951. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 40%.
Of the 18 Ohio cities we have census figures for, Cincinnati has the second-highest share of apartments. In Hamilton, 18 miles away, 26% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Cincinnati's homes are older than those in 90% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Plaster walls and deep casings
48% of homes date from before 1950, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Out-of-square openings
With 80% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Apartments and condos
56% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Renting?
60% of homes are rented. Shutters screw into the window frame or casing, so ask your landlord before you install; taking them down later leaves only screw holes to fill.
Cincinnati weather and your shutters
At Cincinnati Lunken AP, OH (6 mi away), July averages a high of 86.6°F and January a low of 23.6°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 27 days a year reach 90°F, 102 nights fall to freezing and 43.5 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more freezing nights than in 67% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 55 min on the longest day to 9 h 25 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 74° above the horizon in June and 27° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Cincinnati Lunken AP, OH (temperature) and Cincinnati Lunken AP, OH (precipitation, 6 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40.6°F | 23.6°F | 2.9 in |
| Feb | 45°F | 25.7°F | 2.8 in |
| Mar | 54.6°F | 33.4°F | 3.9 in |
| Apr | 66.6°F | 42.5°F | 4.4 in |
| May | 75.4°F | 52.7°F | 4.7 in |
| Jun | 83.3°F | 61.2°F | 4.6 in |
| Jul | 86.6°F | 65.3°F | 4.4 in |
| Aug | 85.9°F | 63.7°F | 3.4 in |
| Sep | 79.7°F | 55.9°F | 3.1 in |
| Oct | 67.9°F | 44.2°F | 3.1 in |
| Nov | 55.1°F | 34.1°F | 2.9 in |
| Dec | 44.6°F | 28°F | 3.3 in |
Cold winters
With 102 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Cincinnati
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Cincinnati
- Hamilton 18 mi
- Middletown 26 mi
- Kettering 43 mi
- Dayton 47 mi
- Springfield 66 mi
- Columbus 76 mi
More about shutters in Cincinnati
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