Best Places41043, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41043, 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.
41043 ranks 21,763rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 41043
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.
41043's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41043 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$665 a month, better than 79% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 41043 ranks low
- Short commute41.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41043
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41043 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,436, 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 41043'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 41043
41043 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41043.
Who works in 41043, and how
Work in 41043 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 41043
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 41043.
What the weather is like in 41043, month by month
41043 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 41043
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 32 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 41043
Schools across 41043 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northern Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Taylor Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bracken County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Phillip Sharp Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Pendleton County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Bracken County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41043 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41043 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 41043 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 41043
Is 41043 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41043 ranks 21,763rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on long commutes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 41043 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,005. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $78,436 median income, cost of living beats 59% of zip codes.
Is 41043 safe?
Yes, 41043 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare 41043 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41043. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41043 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.
41043 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41043: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41043: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41043: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41043: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41043 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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