Best Places45202, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45202, 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.
45202 ranks 5,666th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 45202
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.
45202's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45202 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 45202 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45202
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45202 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $91,292, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 45202's effective rate of 1.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45202
45202 runs younger 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 45202.
Who works in 45202, and how
Work in 45202 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in 45202
45202 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 45202 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45202, month by month
45202 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 45202
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 10 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 45202
Schools across 45202 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hyde Park SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Rothenberg Preparatory AcademyF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garrard Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Hughes Stem High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45202 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45202 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 45202 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45202
Is 45202 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45202 ranks 5,666th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on noise and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45202 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $483,069. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $91,292 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 45202 safe?
45202 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $601 per resident a year.
Compare 45202 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45202. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45202 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.
45202 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45202: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45202: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45202: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45202: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45202 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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