Best Places45101, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45101, 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.
45101 ranks 26,247th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 45101
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.
45101's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45101 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 74% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 72% of zip codes
Where 45101 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Household income$55,320 median, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45101
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45101 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,320, 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 45101'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45101
45101 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 45101.
Who works in 45101, and how
Work in 45101 centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 45101
45101 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 45101 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45101, month by month
45101 sees roughly 70 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 45101
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 55 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 45101
Schools across 45101 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Ripley-union-lewis-huntington High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45101 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45101 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 45101 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45101
Is 45101 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45101 ranks 26,247th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45101 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,064. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $55,320 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 45101 safe?
45101 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare 45101 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45101. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45101 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.
45101 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45101: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45101: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45101: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45101: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45101 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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