Best Places43315, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43315, 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.
43315 ranks 9,512th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 43315
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.
43315's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43315 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 43315 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute31.0 minutes each way, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43315
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43315 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,642, 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 43315's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43315
43315 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43315.
Who works in 43315, and how
Work in 43315 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in 43315
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43315.
What the weather is like in 43315, month by month
43315 sees roughly 73 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 43315
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 34 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 43315
Schools across 43315 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Highland Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Buckeye Valley East Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Valley Local Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Cardington-lincoln Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Highland Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckeye Valley Local High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- River Valley High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Cardington-lincoln High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43315 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43315 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 43315 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43315
Is 43315 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43315 ranks 9,512th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43315 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,639. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $81,642 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 43315 safe?
Yes, 43315 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare 43315 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43315. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43315 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.
43315 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43315: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43315: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43315: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43315: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43315 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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