Best Places41048, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41048, 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.
41048 ranks 2,061st 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 41048
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.
41048's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41048 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$142,936 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 41048 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 44% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41048
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41048 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $142,936, 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 41048's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 41048
41048 runs younger than the country, 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 41048.
Who works in 41048, and how
Work in 41048 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 41048
41048 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 41048 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 41048, month by month
41048 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 41048
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 41048
Schools across 41048 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Pointe Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Thornwilde Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Burlington Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Conner Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Ockerman Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Conner High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Boone County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41048 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41048 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 41048 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 41048
Is 41048 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41048 ranks 2,061st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and high incomes, 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 41048 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,770. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $142,936 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 41048 safe?
Yes, 41048 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare 41048 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41048. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41048 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.
41048 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41048: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41048: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41048: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41048: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41048 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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