Best Places45223, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45223, 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.
45223 ranks 23,214th 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 45223
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.
45223's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45223 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 45223 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45223
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45223 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,917, 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 45223's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 45223
45223 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 45223.
Who works in 45223, and how
Work in 45223 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 45223
45223 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 45223 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45223, month by month
45223 sees roughly 62 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 45223
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 45223
Schools across 45223 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Monfort Heights Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Parker Woods Montessori SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Oak Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Colerain High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Hughes Stem High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45223 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45223 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 45223 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45223
Is 45223 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45223 ranks 23,214th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and walkability, 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 45223 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,601. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $57,917 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 45223 safe?
45223 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $661 per resident a year.
Compare 45223 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45223. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45223 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.
45223 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45223: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45223: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45223: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45223: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45223 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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