Best Places45244, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45244, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
45244 ranks 655th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 45244
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.
45244's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45244 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$134,841 median, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 45244 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45244
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45244 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $134,841, 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 45244's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 45244
45244's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 45244.
Who works in 45244, and how
Work in 45244 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 45244
45244 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 45244 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45244, month by month
45244 sees roughly 69 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 45244
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 19 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 45244
Schools across 45244 average an A, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Terrace Park Elementary SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Mariemont Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mariemont Junior High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Indian Hill Middle SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Nagel Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top high schools
- Mariemont High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Turpin High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Anderson High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45244 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45244 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 45244 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 45244 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 45244
Is 45244 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45244 ranks 655th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45244 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $374,972. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $134,841 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 45244 safe?
Yes, 45244 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 45244?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 23. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Is 45244 good for families?
Schools beat 96% of zip codes, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 45244 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45244. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45244 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.
45244 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45244: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45244: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45244: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45244: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45244 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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