Best Places43005, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43005, 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.
43005 ranks 10,398th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43005
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.
43005's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43005 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 43005 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43005
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43005 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $71,320; 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 43005'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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43005
43005 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43005.
Who works in 43005, and how
Work in 43005 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 43005
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43005.
What the weather is like in 43005, month by month
43005 sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43005
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 38 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 43005
Schools across 43005 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Knox Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top high schools
- East Knox Junior/senior High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43005 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43005 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 43005 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43005
Is 43005 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43005 ranks 10,398th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and civic engagement, and lowest on education levels and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43005 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,997. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $71,320 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 43005 safe?
43005 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
Compare 43005 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43005. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43005 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.
43005 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43005: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43005: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43005: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43005: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43005 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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