Best Places41051, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41051, 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.
41051 ranks 6,935th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 41051
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.
41051's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41051 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 41051 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 38% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 43% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41051
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41051 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,629, 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 41051's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 41051
41051 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 41051.
Who works in 41051, and how
Work in 41051 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. 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 41051
41051 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 41051 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 41051, month by month
41051 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 41051
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 9 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 41051
Schools across 41051 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- White's Tower Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Ryland Heights Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Kenton Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodland Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Dixie Heights High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Simon Kenton High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41051 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41051 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 41051 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 41051 suits
Families
Schools land around the 46th percentile and crime safety beats 69%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 41051
Is 41051 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41051 ranks 6,935th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 41051 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,820. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $105,629 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 41051 safe?
Yes, 41051 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 41051?
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 41051 good for families?
Schools beat 46% of zip codes, crime safety beats 69%, and childcare runs $866 a month.
Compare 41051 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41051. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41051 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.
41051 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41051: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41051: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41051: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41051: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41051 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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