Best Places45383, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45383, 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.
45383 ranks 9,745th 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 45383
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.
45383's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45383 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 45383 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 income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45383
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45383 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,761, 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 45383's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 45383
45383 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 45383.
Who works in 45383, and how
Work in 45383 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 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 45383
45383 has more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 45383 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45383, month by month
45383 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 45383
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45383
Schools across 45383 average an A−, better than 83% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Concord Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- L. T. Ball Intermediate SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Milton-union Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tippecanoe Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Milton-union Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Northmont Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Tippecanoe High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Troy High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Northmont High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45383 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45383 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 45383 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45383
Is 45383 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45383 ranks 9,745th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, civic engagement, and fast internet, 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 45383 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,171. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $75,761 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 45383 safe?
Yes, 45383 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare 45383 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45383. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45383 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.
45383 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45383: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45383: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45383: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45383: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45383 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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