Best Places45371, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45371, 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.
45371 ranks 2,316th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 45371
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.
45371's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45371 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 45371 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45371
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45371 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,336, 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 45371's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 45371
45371'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 45371.
Who works in 45371, and how
Work in 45371 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 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 45371
45371 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 45371 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45371, month by month
45371 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 45371
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45371
Schools across 45371 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- L. T. Ball Intermediate SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Miami East ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Broadway Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miami East Junior High SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Tippecanoe Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Bethel Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top high schools
- Miami East High SchoolA · 77% proficient
- Bethel High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Tippecanoe High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45371 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45371 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 45371 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 45371 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 45371
Is 45371 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45371 ranks 2,316th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45371 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,731. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $97,336 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 45371 safe?
Yes, 45371 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 45371?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 22. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of zip codes.
Is 45371 good for families?
Schools beat 95% of zip codes, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $766 a month.
Compare 45371 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45371. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45371 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.
45371 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45371: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45371: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45371: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45371: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45371 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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