Best Places43438, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43438, 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.
43438 ranks 13,022nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43438
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.
43438's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43438 ranks high
- Short commute4.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 43438 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43438
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43438 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,917, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 43438's effective rate of 1.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 43438
43438 runs older than the country, 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 43438.
Who works in 43438, and how
Work in 43438 centers on professional & technical and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 12%
- Work from home 85%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 43438
43438 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 43438 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43438, month by month
43438 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 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° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 49° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 68° |
| October | 65° | 56° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 43438
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 46 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 43438
Schools across 43438 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Danbury Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Danbury High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43438 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43438 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 43438 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43438
Is 43438 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43438 ranks 13,022nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, civic engagement, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on a weak job market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43438 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $346,400. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $82,917 median income, cost of living beats 64% of zip codes.
Is 43438 safe?
43438 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare 43438 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43438. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43438 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.
43438 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43438: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43438: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43438: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43438: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43438 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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