Best Places41503, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41503, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
41503 ranks 27,962nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 41503
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.
41503's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41503 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 41503 ranks low
- Short commute39.7 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Household income$56,658 median, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41503
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41503 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,658, 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 41503's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 41503
41503 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41503.
Who works in 41503, and how
Work in 41503 centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 41503
41503 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 41503 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 41503, month by month
41503 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 41503
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around 41503
Schools across 41503 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Belfry ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Williamson Pk8C− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Belfry High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41503 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41503 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 41503 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 41503
Is 41503 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41503 ranks 27,962nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and clean air, and lowest on long commutes 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 41503 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,795. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $56,658 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 41503 safe?
41503 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
Compare 41503 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41503. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41503 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.
41503 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41503: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41503: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41503: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41503: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41503 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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