Best Places41044, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41044, 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.
41044 ranks 24,356th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 41044
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.
41044's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41044 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$534 a month, better than 92% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 65% of zip codes
Where 41044 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41044
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41044 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,225, 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 41044's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 41044
41044 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41044.
Who works in 41044, and how
Work in 41044 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 41044
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 41044.
What the weather is like in 41044, month by month
41044 sees roughly 78 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 41044
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 48 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 41044
Schools across 41044 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Taylor Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Mason County Intermediate SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bracken County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Mason County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Mason County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Bracken County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41044 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41044 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 41044 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 41044
Is 41044 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41044 ranks 24,356th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and low crime, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 41044 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,113. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $67,225 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 41044 safe?
Yes, 41044 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
Compare 41044 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41044. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41044 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.
41044 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41044: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41044: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41044: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41044: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41044 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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