Best Places43215, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43215, 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.
43215 ranks 4,375th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 43215
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.
43215's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43215 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 43215 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43215
A household needs to earn about $166,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43215 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,430, 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 43215's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 43215
43215 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 43215.
Who works in 43215, and how
Work in 43215 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 43215
43215 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 43215 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43215, month by month
43215 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 43215
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 43215
Schools across 43215 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stevenson ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- United Preparatory AcademyC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Larson Middle SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Grandview Heights High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Fort Hayes Arts And Academic HsC · 30% 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 43215 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43215 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 43215 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43215 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 43215
Is 43215 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43215 ranks 4,375th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and transit, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43215 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $605,624. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $83,430 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 43215 safe?
43215 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $465 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43215?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of zip codes.
Is 43215 good for families?
Schools beat 34% of zip codes, crime safety beats 18%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 43215 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43215. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43215 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.
43215 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43215: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43215: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43215: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43215: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43215 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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