Best Places43077, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43077, 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.
43077 ranks 1,645th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43077
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.
43077's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43077 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 43077 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43077
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43077 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,960, 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 43077's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 43077
43077's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 43077.
Who works in 43077, and how
Work in 43077 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 43077
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43077.
What the weather is like in 43077, month by month
43077 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43077
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 43077
Schools across 43077 average an A+, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fairbanks Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fairbanks Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairbanks High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43077 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43077 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 43077 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43077
Is 43077 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43077 ranks 1,645th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43077 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,526. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $106,960 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 43077 safe?
Yes, 43077 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare 43077 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43077. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43077 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.
43077 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43077: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43077: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43077: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43077: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43077 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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