Market Index · #76 of 250
Is Cincinnati, OH good for door-to-door sales?
Cincinnati, OH scores 86.3 out of 100 on the Door-to-Door Market Index — rank #76 of 250 US market areas, measured on public Census affordability and finishing-trade data.
What the numbers say
At $220,912, the market's median home value sits squarely in the modest-home band where the index gives full affordability credit — the range where door-to-door home-services offers convert to appointments best in the underlying lead data.
Density of residential finishing-trade contractors is low — 152 establishments works out to 0.69 per 10,000 residents, which reads as fresher doors and less home-improvement selling already working the same porches.
That puts Cincinnati, OH in the upper half of the published index (#76 of 250) — a workable market on the measured signals, but not one the model singles out.
Data: US Census ACS 2022 5-year (median home value, population) and CBP 2022 (Finish Carpentry Contractors, NAICS 238350), aggregated over counties within ~25 miles of the Cincinnati center — so the population figure is the whole area, not the city proper. NAICS 238350 covers interior finishing work and does not include roofing (238160), siding (238170), solar (238220), pest control (561710); read it as home-improvement activity in the market, not as a competitor count. The index measures market conditions for door-to-door home-services offers — it does not capture seasonality, licensing, or your offer’s specific fit.
Nearby in the ranking
| Rank | Market | Score | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Rio Rancho, NM | 86.7 | $262,840 |
| 73 | Columbus, OH | 86.6 | $256,573 |
| 74 | Lynchburg, VA | 86.6 | $198,970 |
| 75 | Sierra Vista, AZ | 86.5 | $248,103 |
| 76 | Cincinnati, OH (this market) | 86.3 | $220,912 |
| 77 | Spartanburg, SC | 86.3 | $205,959 |
| 78 | Topeka, KS | 86.1 | $195,330 |
| 79 | Lubbock, TX | 85.9 | $162,668 |
| 80 | Broken Arrow, OK | 85.7 | $184,851 |
Entering Cincinnati? Don’t guess the blocks.
The index answers “which market.” NeuroKnock answers the harder question inside it — which neighborhoods deserve a rep’s day — scored block by block on the same public-data discipline.