Best Places41003, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41003, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
41003 ranks 26,851st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Walkability pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 41003
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
41003's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41003 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 61% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 56% of zip codes
Where 41003 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41003
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41003 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,688, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 41003's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 41003
41003 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41003.
Who works in 41003, and how
Work in 41003 centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 41003
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 41003.
What the weather is like in 41003, month by month
41003 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 41003
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around 41003
Schools across 41003 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Southern Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Westside Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Mason-corinth ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grant County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Harrison County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Phillip Sharp Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Harrison County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Grant County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Pendleton County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41003 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41003 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 41003 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 41003
Is 41003 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41003 ranks 26,851st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, low crime, and low taxes, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 41003 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,346. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $67,688 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 41003 safe?
Yes, 41003 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare 41003 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41003. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41003 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
41003 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41003: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41003: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41003: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41003: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41003 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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