Best Places43109, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43109, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
43109 ranks 25,854th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43109
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.
43109's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43109 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 43109 ranks low
- Household income$43,696 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43109
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43109 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $43,696, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 43109's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43109
43109 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43109.
Who works in 43109, and how
Work in 43109 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 43109
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43109.
What the weather is like in 43109, month by month
43109 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43109
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 6 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 43109
Schools across 43109 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oakmont Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Baldwin Road Junior High SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Groveport Madison Middle School NorthC · 34% proficient
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Columbus North International School (7-12)D · 18% proficient
- Independence High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43109 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43109 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 43109 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43109
Is 43109 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43109 ranks 25,854th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, low disaster risk, and transit, and lowest on low incomes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43109 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,100. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $43,696 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 43109 safe?
43109 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare 43109 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43109. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43109 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.
43109 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43109: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43109: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43109: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43109: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43109 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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