Best Places43031, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43031, 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.
43031 ranks 2,341st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43031
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.
43031's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43031 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 43031 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Short commute30.1 minutes each way, better than only 28% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43031
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43031 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,337, 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 43031's effective rate of 1.12%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43031
43031's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43031.
Who works in 43031, and how
Work in 43031 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 43031
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43031.
What the weather is like in 43031, month by month
43031 sees roughly 69 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 43031
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 16 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 43031
Schools across 43031 average an A−, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Albany Primary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Johnstown Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Newton Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Albany Intermediate SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- New Albany Middle SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- New Albany High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Johnstown High SchoolA · 77% proficient
- Big Walnut High SchoolA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43031 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43031 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 43031 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43031
Is 43031 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43031 ranks 2,341st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43031 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,637. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $111,337 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 43031 safe?
Yes, 43031 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare 43031 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43031. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43031 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.
43031 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43031: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43031: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43031: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43031: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43031 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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