Best Places41659, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 41659, 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.
41659 ranks 30,403rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 41659
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.
41659's strengths and weaknesses
Where 41659 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 41659 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Household income$47,489 median, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 41659
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 41659 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,489, 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 41659's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 41659
41659 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 41659.
Who works in 41659, and how
Work in 41659 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 41659
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 41659.
What the weather is like in 41659, month by month
41659 sees roughly 78 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 41659
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around 41659
Schools across 41659 average a D+, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Betsy Layne High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 41659 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
41659 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 41659 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 41659
Is 41659 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 41659 ranks 30,403rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 41659 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,526. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $47,489 median income, cost of living beats 16% of zip codes.
Is 41659 safe?
41659 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare 41659 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 41659. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 41659 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.
41659 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 41659: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 41659: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 41659: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 41659: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
41659 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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