Best Places45330, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45330, 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.
45330 ranks 8,000th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 45330
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.
45330's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45330 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 45330 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45330
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45330 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,357, 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 45330's effective rate of 0.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 45330
45330 runs older 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 45330.
Who works in 45330, and how
Work in 45330 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 45330
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 45330.
What the weather is like in 45330, month by month
45330 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 45330
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45330
Schools across 45330 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Preble Shawnee Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley View Junior High SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Twin Valley South Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Preble Shawnee High School High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45330 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45330 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 45330 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45330
Is 45330 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45330 ranks 8,000th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45330 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,002. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $95,357 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 45330 safe?
45330 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare 45330 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45330. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45330 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.
45330 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45330: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45330: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45330: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45330: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45330 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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