Best Places43317, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43317, 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.
43317 ranks 20,943rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 43317
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.
43317's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43317 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 43317 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Household income$53,773 median, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43317
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43317 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,773; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 43317's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 43317
43317 runs younger than the country, 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 43317.
Who works in 43317, and how
Work in 43317 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 43317
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43317.
What the weather is like in 43317, month by month
43317 sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43317
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 35 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 43317
Schools across 43317 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Highland Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43317 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43317 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 43317 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43317
Is 43317 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43317 ranks 20,943rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43317 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,000. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $53,773 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 43317 safe?
43317 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
Compare 43317 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43317. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43317 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.
43317 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43317: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43317: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43317: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43317: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43317 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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