Best Places45206, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45206, 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.
45206 ranks 14,701st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 45206
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.
45206's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45206 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 45206 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45206
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45206 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,799, 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 45206's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 45206
45206'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 45206.
Who works in 45206, and how
Work in 45206 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 45206
45206 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 45206 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45206, month by month
45206 sees roughly 64 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 45206
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 11 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 45206
Schools across 45206 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Frederick Douglass SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- Dampe Community SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Hughes Stem High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Dohn CommunityF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45206 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45206 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 45206 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45206
Is 45206 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45206 ranks 14,701st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and short commutes, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45206 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $296,433. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $67,799 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 45206 safe?
45206 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $686 per resident a year.
Compare 45206 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45206. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45206 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.
45206 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45206: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45206: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45206: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45206: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45206 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.