Best Places45422, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45422, 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.
45422 ranks 28,907th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 45422
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.
45422's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45422 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
Where 45422 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
Who lives in 45422
45422 runs younger 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 45422.
Who works in 45422, and how
Work in 45422 centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in 45422
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 45422.
What the weather is like in 45422, month by month
45422 sees roughly 54 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° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 45422
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45422
Schools across 45422 average a B−, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Stivers School For The ArtsB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45422 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45422 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 45422 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45422
Is 45422 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45422 ranks 28,907th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and transit, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45422 safe?
45422 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,201 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 45422?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 22. That works out to about 54 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of zip codes.
Compare 45422 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45422. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45422 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.
45422 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45422: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45422: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45422: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45422: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45422 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.
- 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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