Best Places43035, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43035, 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.
43035 ranks 131st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 43035
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.
43035's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43035 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$165,333 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 43035 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43035
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43035 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $165,333, 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 43035's effective rate of 1.78%, 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 43035
43035 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43035.
Who works in 43035, and how
Work in 43035 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 43035
43035 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 43035 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43035, month by month
43035 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 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° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43035
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 14 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 43035
Schools across 43035 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tyler Run Elementary SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Freedom Trail ElementaryA+ · 87% proficient
- Walnut Creek ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Olentangy Liberty Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Berkshire Middle SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
Top high schools
- Olentangy High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Olentangy Liberty High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Orange High SchoolA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43035 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43035 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 43035 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43035 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of zip codes and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 43035
Is 43035 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43035 ranks 131st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and high incomes, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43035 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $460,956. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $165,333 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 43035 safe?
Yes, 43035 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43035?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 22. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of zip codes.
Is 43035 good for families?
Schools beat 99% of zip codes, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 43035 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43035. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43035 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.
43035 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43035: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43035: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43035: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43035: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43035 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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