Best Places45251, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45251, 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.
45251 ranks 13,835th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 45251
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.
45251's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45251 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 45251 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45251
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45251 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,184, 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 45251's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 45251
45251'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 45251.
Who works in 45251, and how
Work in 45251 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 45251
45251 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 45251 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45251, month by month
45251 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 45251
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 15 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 45251
Schools across 45251 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fairfield West Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Colerain Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Struble Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Oak Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Colerain Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Pleasant Run Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Colerain High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Northwest High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Mt Healthy High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45251 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45251 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 45251 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 45251 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 45251
Is 45251 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45251 ranks 13,835th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45251 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,726. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $71,184 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 45251 safe?
45251 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 45251?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of zip codes.
Is 45251 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 45251 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45251. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45251 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.
45251 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45251: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45251: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45251: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45251: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45251 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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