Best Places43232, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43232, 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.
43232 ranks 23,772nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43232
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.
43232's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43232 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 43232 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43232
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43232 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,470, 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 43232's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 43232
43232 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43232.
Who works in 43232, and how
Work in 43232 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 43232
43232 has more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 43232 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43232, month by month
43232 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 43232
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 5 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 43232
Schools across 43232 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- Herbert Mills Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Sedalia ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Groveport Madison Middle School NorthC · 34% proficient
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
- Yorktown Middle SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts & College Preparatory AcademyB · 48% proficient
- Groveport Madison High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Capital City Career Prep High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43232 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43232 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 43232 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43232 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 43232
Is 43232 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43232 ranks 23,772nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, transit, and biking, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43232 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,088. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $56,470 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 43232 safe?
43232 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $438 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43232?
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 43232 good for families?
Schools beat 15% of zip codes, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 43232 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43232. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43232 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.
43232 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43232: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43232: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43232: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43232: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43232 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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