Best Places43311, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43311, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
43311 ranks 7,658th 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 43311
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.
43311's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43311 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 43311 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43311
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43311 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,111, 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 43311'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 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 43311
43311's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 43311.
Who works in 43311, and how
Work in 43311 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 43311
43311 has more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 43311 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43311, month by month
43311 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 23° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43311
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around 43311
Schools across 43311 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- West Liberty-salem Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Riverside Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benjamin Logan Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Indian Lake Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Bellefontaine Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Lake High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Benjamin Logan High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Bellefontaine High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43311 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43311 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 43311 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43311 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 43311
Is 43311 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43311 ranks 7,658th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43311 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,980. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $77,111 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 43311 safe?
Yes, 43311 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43311?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 23. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of zip codes.
Is 43311 good for families?
Schools beat 86% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare 43311 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43311. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43311 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.
43311 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43311: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43311: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43311: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43311: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43311 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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