Best Places45156, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45156, 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.
45156 ranks 26,641st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 45156
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.
45156's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45156 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 62% of zip codes
Where 45156 ranks low
- Short commute45.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Household income$57,221 median, better than only 20% of zip codes
Who lives in 45156
45156's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 45156.
Who works in 45156, and how
Work in 45156 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, 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 45156
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 45156.
What the weather is like in 45156, month by month
45156 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 45156
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 30 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 45156
Schools across 45156 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Felicity-franklin Local Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Felicity-franklin Local Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Felicity-franklin Local High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45156 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45156 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 45156 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45156
Is 45156 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45156 ranks 26,641st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low taxes, and good schools, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45156 safe?
45156 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $425 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 45156?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 27. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 29% of zip codes.
Compare 45156 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45156. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45156 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.
45156 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45156: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45156: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45156: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45156: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45156 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.
- 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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