Best Places41017, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41017, 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.
41017 ranks 6,595th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 41017
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.
41017's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41017 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$108,386 median, better than 85% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 41017 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41017
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41017 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,386, 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 41017's effective rate of 1.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 41017
41017's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41017.
Who works in 41017, and how
Work in 41017 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 41017
41017 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 41017 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 41017, month by month
41017 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 41017
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 6 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 41017
Schools across 41017 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Beechwood Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Delshire Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Ft Wright Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delhi Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Woodland Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Beechwood High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Dixie Heights High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Scott High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41017 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41017 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 41017 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 41017 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 41017
Is 41017 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41017 ranks 6,595th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, health care access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 41017 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,361. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $108,386 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 41017 safe?
41017 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 41017?
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 41017 good for families?
Schools beat 63% of zip codes, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $866 a month.
Compare 41017 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41017. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41017 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.
41017 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41017: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41017: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41017: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41017: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41017 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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