Best Places45771, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45771, 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.
45771 ranks 24,624th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 45771
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.
45771's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45771 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 74% of zip codes
Where 45771 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Household income$45,233 median, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45771
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45771 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $45,233; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 45771's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45771
45771 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 45771.
Who works in 45771, and how
Work in 45771 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 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 45771
45771 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 45771 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 45771, month by month
45771 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 45771
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45771
Schools across 45771 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eastern Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Southern Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Meigs Intermediate SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meigs Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Southern High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Eastern High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Meigs High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45771 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45771 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 45771 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45771
Is 45771 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45771 ranks 24,624th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, cheap car insurance, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45771 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,255. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $45,233 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 45771 safe?
45771 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
Compare 45771 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45771. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45771 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.
45771 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45771: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45771: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45771: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45771: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45771 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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