Best Places45426, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45426, 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.
45426 ranks 28,688th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 45426
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.
45426's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45426 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 45426 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45426
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45426 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,143, 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 45426's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45426
45426 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 45426.
Who works in 45426, and how
Work in 45426 centers on health care & social 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 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 45426
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 45426.
What the weather is like in 45426, month by month
45426 sees roughly 57 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 45426
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45426
Schools across 45426 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brookville Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness AcademyD · 18% proficient
- Westbrooke VillageD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookville Intermediate SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Northmont Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Trotwood-madison Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookville High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Northmont High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Stivers School For The ArtsB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45426 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45426 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 45426 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45426
Is 45426 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45426 ranks 28,688th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45426 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,722. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $53,143 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 45426 safe?
45426 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $557 per resident a year.
Compare 45426 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45426. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45426 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.
45426 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45426: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45426: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45426: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45426: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45426 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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