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Living in Independence

The city had 23 schools in 2026. Independence, a city in the United States, had a population of 29,392 in July 2026. 38.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026. There were 613 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population30,198people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,804EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,099EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.34%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime342.9offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 78% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.31µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Independence?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,250 per month, while the median home value was US$263,700 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 83.8%, and the vacancy rate was 1.95% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Independence recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,250/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent38.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)1.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents438 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,263 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,099 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes106 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Independence a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 43–63%
Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–70%
Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–60%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 902 of 30,198 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$102,361 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Independence is 4.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income102,361 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband88.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription96.64 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet1.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet3.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary3,804 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,707 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate4.34 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Independence?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,707 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,561of €2,906 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,906
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,263
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,561
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Independence Salary needed to live in Independence

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Independence. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Independence. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher94.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools23 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents28.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio17 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents613 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,598 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Independence when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesIndependence highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Independence highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Independence4,095
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents342.9 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents45.55 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes15 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time27.21 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work0.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Destinations from nearest airport47 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportCVG3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport16 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Independence. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Independence.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Independence is 6.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.31 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202436Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.22 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 11.94 · Apr 18.61 · May 23.61 · Jun 28.11 · Jul 30 · Aug 29.56 · Sep 26.06 · Oct 19.28 · Nov 12.11 · Dec 6.28 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00093814 (CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY I)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.94 · Feb -3.44 · Mar 1 · Apr 6.5 · May 12.06 · Jun 16.72 · Jul 18.83 · Aug 18.11 · Sep 14.06 · Oct 7.61 · Nov 1.72 · Dec -2.28 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00093814 (CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY I)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 12.6 · May 17.8 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 20 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 83.82 · Feb 80.52 · Mar 105.7 · Apr 115.1 · May 118.6 · Jun 120.6 · Jul 97.28 · Aug 87.12 · Sep 78.99 · Oct 85.09 · Nov 82.04 · Dec 94.74 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00093814 (CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY I)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading107 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean8.2 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation889.5 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature24.39 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature13.68 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature3.85 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Indianapolis ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 902 is not 0.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share0.82 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents902 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density657.3 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population30,198 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official
Population covered by crime statistics30,559 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value263,700 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes83.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate72.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad3.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage64.91 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage77.3 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance3.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher36.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available97.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over15,116 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home13.59 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans92.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Independence

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Union as an Independence alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 1.5% Union vs 4.3% Independence−66%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,852 Union vs €3,804 Independence+28%
  • Foreign residents: 0.4% Union vs 0.8% Independence−55%
  • Residents: 7,937 Union vs 30,198 Independence−74%
  • Nearest airport: 11.0 km Union vs 16.0 km Independence−31%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³ Union vs 6.3 µg/m³ Independence−8%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,707 Union vs €3,707 Independencesame level

Holly Springs as an Independence alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 625 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 4.9% Holly Springs vs 0.8% Independence+492%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,042 Holly Springs vs €3,804 Independence+33%
  • Unemployment: 3.4% Holly Springs vs 4.3% Independence−22%
  • Residents: 50,288 Holly Springs vs 30,198 Independence+67%
  • Nearest airport: 26.0 km Holly Springs vs 16.0 km Independence+63%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,110 (2023) Holly Springs vs 343 (2024) Independenceno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³ Holly Springs vs 6.3 µg/m³ Independence+20%

Cities near Independence

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Cincinnati Commuting Zone · 16.5 km away
Salary
3,284 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Is Independence part of Cincinnati?

Independence is in the published commuting zone of Cincinnati; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Cincinnati city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source19

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Independence?

The median gross salary is 3,707 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Independence?

The unemployment rate is 4.34 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Independence?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.31 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Independence?

Police recorded 342.9 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Independence?

The published population is 30,198 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Independence?

902 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Independence a good place to live?

Independence may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Independence part of Cincinnati?

Independence is in the published commuting zone of Cincinnati; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Independence?

Cincinnati, Edgewood, Elsmere, Erlanger, Taylor Mill are near Independence. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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