Best Places45225, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45225, 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.
45225 ranks 32,531st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 45225
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.
45225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45225 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 45225 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45225
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $25,409, 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 45225's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45225
45225 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 45225.
Who works in 45225, and how
Work in 45225 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 45225
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 45225.
What the weather is like in 45225, month by month
45225 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 45225
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 9 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 45225
Schools across 45225 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Of World Languages SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Ethel M. Taylor AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Roll Hill SchoolF · 8% 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 45225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45225 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 45225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45225
Is 45225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45225 ranks 32,531st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,216. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $25,409 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 45225 safe?
45225 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $912 per resident a year.
Compare 45225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45225 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.
45225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45225 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.