Best Places43516, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43516, 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.
43516 ranks 9,155th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43516
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.
43516's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43516 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 93% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 43516 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43516
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43516 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,200, 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 43516's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 43516
43516 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43516.
Who works in 43516, and how
Work in 43516 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 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 43516
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43516.
What the weather is like in 43516, month by month
43516 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 43516
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around 43516
Schools across 43516 average an A, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Patrick Henry Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Mccomb Local Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Patrick Henry Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Bowling Green Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccomb Local Jr/sr High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- North Baltimore High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Patrick Henry High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43516 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43516 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 43516 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43516
Is 43516 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43516 ranks 9,155th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, civic engagement, and good schools, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43516 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,672. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $77,200 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 43516 safe?
43516 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
Compare 43516 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43516. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43516 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.
43516 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43516: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43516: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43516: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43516: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43516 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.