Best Places43126, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43126, 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.
43126 ranks 20,369th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 43126
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.
43126's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43126 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 77% of zip codes
Where 43126 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43126
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43126 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,250, 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 43126's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 43126
43126 runs older 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 43126.
Who works in 43126, and how
Work in 43126 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 43126
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43126.
What the weather is like in 43126, month by month
43126 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43126
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around 43126
Schools across 43126 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Darbydale Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hayes Intermediate SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Crossing High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43126 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43126 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 43126 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43126
Is 43126 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43126 ranks 20,369th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43126 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,700. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $71,250 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 43126 safe?
43126 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
Compare 43126 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43126. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43126 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.
43126 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43126: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43126: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43126: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43126: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43126 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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