Best Places41018, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41018, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
41018 ranks 17,741st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 41018
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.
41018's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41018 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 41018 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41018
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41018 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,665, 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 41018's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 41018
41018 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41018.
Who works in 41018, and how
Work in 41018 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 41018
41018 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 41018 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 41018, month by month
41018 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 41018
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 5 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 41018
Schools across 41018 average a C−, better than 19% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Pointe Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- R C Hinsdale Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Conner Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Ockerman Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Conner High SchoolB− · 44% 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 41018 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41018 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 41018 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 41018 suits
Remote workers
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 41018
Is 41018 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41018 ranks 17,741st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, short commutes, and transit, 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 41018 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,766. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $77,665 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 41018 safe?
41018 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $351 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 41018?
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 41018 good for families?
Schools beat 19% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $866 a month.
Compare 41018 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41018. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41018 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.
41018 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41018: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41018: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41018: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41018: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41018 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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