Best Places43206, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43206, 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.
43206 ranks 8,527th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43206
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.
43206's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43206 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 43206 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43206
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43206 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,822, 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 43206's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 43206
43206 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 43206.
Who works in 43206, and how
Work in 43206 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 43206
43206 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 43206 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43206, month by month
43206 sees roughly 57 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 43206
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 43206
Schools across 43206 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- Stewart Alternative Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
- South Columbus Preparatory Academy At German VillageC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- South High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Columbus North International School (7-12)D · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43206 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43206 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 43206 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43206 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 43206
Is 43206 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43206 ranks 8,527th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and transit, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43206 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,389. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $78,822 median income, cost of living beats 73% of zip codes.
Is 43206 safe?
43206 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $554 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43206?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 4% of zip codes.
Is 43206 good for families?
Schools beat 33% of zip codes, crime safety beats 10%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 43206 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43206. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43206 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.
43206 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43206: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43206: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43206: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43206: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43206 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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