Best Places43080, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43080, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
43080 ranks 10,122nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 43080
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.
43080's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43080 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 77% of zip codes
Where 43080 ranks low
- Short commute31.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,038 a month, better than only 31% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% 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 43080
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43080 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,512, 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 43080's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43080
43080'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 43080.
Who works in 43080, and how
Work in 43080 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 43080
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43080.
What the weather is like in 43080, month by month
43080 sees roughly 82 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 43080
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 29 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 43080
Schools across 43080 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Knox Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Northridge ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Utica Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northridge Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Utica Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Northridge High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- East Knox Junior/senior High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Utica High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43080 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43080 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 43080 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43080
Is 43080 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43080 ranks 10,122nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43080 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,676. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $84,512 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 43080 safe?
43080 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
Compare 43080 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43080. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43080 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.
43080 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43080: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43080: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43080: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43080: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43080 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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