Best Places45349, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45349, 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.
45349 ranks 3,783rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 45349
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.
45349's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45349 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Household income$102,090 median, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 45349 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45349
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45349 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,090, 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 45349's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45349
45349 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 45349.
Who works in 45349, and how
Work in 45349 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 45349
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 45349.
What the weather is like in 45349, month by month
45349 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 45349
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45349
Schools across 45349 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwestern Junior/senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45349 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45349 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 45349 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45349
Is 45349 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45349 ranks 3,783rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and what local pay buys, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45349 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,699. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $102,090 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 45349 safe?
45349 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare 45349 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45349. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45349 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.
45349 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45349: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45349: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45349: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45349: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45349 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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