Best Places43223, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43223, 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.
43223 ranks 23,825th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43223
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.
43223's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43223 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 43223 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43223
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43223 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,739, 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 43223's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43223
43223 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43223.
Who works in 43223, and how
Work in 43223 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 43223
43223 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 43223 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43223, month by month
43223 sees roughly 73 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 43223
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 9 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 43223
Schools across 43223 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- James A Harmon Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Finland Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Finland Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
- Franklin Woods Intermediate SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin Heights High SchoolC+ · 37% 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 43223 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43223 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 43223 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43223 suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in 43223
Is 43223 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43223 ranks 23,825th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, walkability, and transit, and lowest on education levels and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43223 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,529. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,739 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 43223 safe?
43223 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $602 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43223?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 23. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of zip codes.
Is 43223 good for families?
Schools beat 32% of zip codes, crime safety beats 9%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 43223 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43223. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43223 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.
43223 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43223: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43223: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43223: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43223: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43223 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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