Best Places41005, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41005, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
41005 ranks 6,489th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 41005
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.
41005's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41005 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$111,820 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 41005 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 41% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 44% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41005
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41005 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,820, 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 41005's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 41005
41005's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41005.
Who works in 41005, and how
Work in 41005 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 41005
41005 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 41005 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 41005, month by month
41005 sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 41005
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 41005
Schools across 41005 average a B−, better than 52% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Thornwilde Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Burlington Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Conner Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Ockerman Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Camp Ernst Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Conner High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Boone County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41005 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41005 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 41005 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 41005 suits
Families
Schools land around the 52nd percentile and crime safety beats 58%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 41005
Is 41005 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41005 ranks 6,489th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 41005 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,495. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $111,820 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 41005 safe?
Yes, 41005 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 41005?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 52 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of zip codes.
Is 41005 good for families?
Schools beat 52% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $866 a month.
Compare 41005 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41005. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41005 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.
41005 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41005: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41005: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41005: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41005: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41005 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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