West Chester Township is “Where Families Grow and Businesses Prosper.”
Home to more than 66,000 residents and named to MONEY Magazine’s list of “Best Places to Live in America” seven times (2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018), West Chester, Ohio is also where people come to live their best life.
Cincinnati HOMEARAMA® has chosen our community for its premier new home showcase five times since 1980. The annual event got its start in 1962.
Beckett Ridge, 1980, developed by Beckett Ridge
Beckett Ridge, 1988, developed by Campbell/Rhein
Wetherington Golf and Country Club, 1992, developed by Wetherington Associates
Foxborough, 2011, developed by Foxborough, LLC
The Oaks of West Chester, 2016, developed by Rhein Gundler, LLC
The Beckett Ridge community was formed around 1976 as a planned unit development (PUD), the first of its kind in the area. Developers envisioned a resort-like residential community similar to neighborhoods that had become popular in California and other parts of the country at that time.
Beckett Ridge is located just west of Interstate 75 on farmland purchased around 1810. The property was once owned by John and Mary Beckett, a family of early Union Township pioneers, hence the name. Work began in the early 1970s with condominiums and single-family homes built on small lots. Upscale custom homes and amenities, such as the golf club, were later added and the project was completed in 1992.
The success of Beckett Ridge spurred similar developments including Wetherington Golf and Country Club, built north of Tylersville Road at the border with Liberty Township. Wetherington, site of HOMEARAMA® 1992, is a gated community offering upscale living with luxurious homes and amenities.
Fun Facts
West Chester is Ohio’s largest township by population and accounts for 17% of Butler County’s population. It’s considered the state’s 10th largest municipality.
The median home value in West Chester is about $246,032.
There are more than 26,000 estimated housing units in West Chester with about 94% occupied.
The average selling price of a home on the market in West Chester is $363,682 with an average of 15 days on the market.
About 18% of residential land is still available for residential development in West Chester, and about 6% of developable commercial land is still available.
The average household income in West Chester is $130,364 with the 2027 projected average income being $156,869.
In 1998, West Chester was named a Red Carnation Community, winning the “Best in Class Award” from the Ohio Development Association. The recognition celebrates achievements in economic and community development, education, health, recreation and overall quality-of-life.
“Foundations” is a series of stories recounting momentous occasions in West Chester, Ohio history. Subscribe to the COMMUNITY REPORT e-newsletter and visit www.WestChesterOH.org/200 to learn more about Township history as we celebrate our 200th birthday bicentennial anniversary.