Best Places43030, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43030, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
43030 ranks 4,563rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43030
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.
43030's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43030 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 43030 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43030
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43030 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,443, 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 43030's effective rate of 1.07%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 43030
43030 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43030.
Who works in 43030, and how
Work in 43030 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 43030
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43030.
What the weather is like in 43030, month by month
43030 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 43030
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 25 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 43030
Schools across 43030 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson IntermediateB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakewood Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakewood High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43030 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43030 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 43030 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43030
Is 43030 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43030 ranks 4,563rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43030 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $354,000. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $108,443 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 43030 safe?
Yes, 43030 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare 43030 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43030. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43030 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.
43030 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43030: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43030: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43030: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43030: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43030 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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