Best Places45236, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45236, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
45236 ranks 5,129th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 45236
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.
45236's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45236 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 45236 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45236
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45236 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,295, 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 45236's effective rate of 1.58%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45236
45236'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 45236.
Who works in 45236, and how
Work in 45236 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 45236
45236 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 45236 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45236, month by month
45236 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 45236
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 18 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 45236
Schools across 45236 average a B, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Madeira Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Maple Dale Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Blue Ash ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Hill Middle SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Sycamore Junior High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Madeira Middle SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
Top high schools
- Madeira High SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Indian Hill High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Sycamore High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45236 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45236 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 45236 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 45236 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 45236
Is 45236 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45236 ranks 5,129th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45236 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,367. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $89,295 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 45236 safe?
45236 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $318 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 45236?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 23. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of zip codes.
Is 45236 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 45236 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45236. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45236 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.
45236 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45236: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45236: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45236: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45236: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45236 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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