Best Places45211, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45211, 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.
45211 ranks 21,191st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 45211
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.
45211's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45211 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 45211 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45211
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45211 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,411, 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 45211's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45211
45211 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 45211.
Who works in 45211, and how
Work in 45211 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 45211
45211 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 45211 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45211, month by month
45211 sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 45211
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 8 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 45211
Schools across 45211 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Monfort Heights Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Cheviot SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgetown Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- White Oak Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Hills High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Colerain High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- James N. Gamble Montessori High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45211 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45211 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 45211 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 45211 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 45211
Is 45211 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45211 ranks 21,191st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45211 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,445. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $60,411 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 45211 safe?
45211 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $516 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 45211?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 53 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of zip codes.
Is 45211 good for families?
Schools beat 13% of zip codes, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 45211 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45211. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45211 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.
45211 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45211: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45211: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45211: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45211: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45211 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.