Best Places43302, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43302, 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.
43302 ranks 20,742nd 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 43302
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.
43302's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43302 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 43302 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,271 a month, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43302
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43302 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,407, 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 43302's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43302
43302's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 43302.
Who works in 43302, and how
Work in 43302 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 43302
43302 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 43302 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43302, month by month
43302 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 43302
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 42 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 43302
Schools across 43302 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Union Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Heritage Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Union Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- William Crawford Intermediate SchoolsA · 67% proficient
- Wynford Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Upper Sandusky Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Col Crawford High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Wynford High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- River Valley High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43302 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43302 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 43302 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43302 suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 56%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 43302
Is 43302 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43302 ranks 20,742nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and cell coverage, 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 43302 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,417. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $61,407 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 43302 safe?
Yes, 43302 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43302?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 20. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of zip codes.
Is 43302 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $1,271 a month.
Compare 43302 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43302. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43302 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.
43302 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43302: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43302: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43302: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43302: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43302 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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