Best Places43528, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43528, 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.
43528 ranks 6,189th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43528
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.
43528's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43528 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Household income$100,570 median, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 43528 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43528
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43528 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,570, 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 43528's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 43528
43528 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43528.
Who works in 43528, and how
Work in 43528 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 43528
43528 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 43528 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43528, month by month
43528 sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 43528
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 43528
Schools across 43528 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Swanton Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Central Trail Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Crissey Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sylvania Timberstone Junior High SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Swanton Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Springfield Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Toledo Early College High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- Toledo Technology Academy High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Sylvania Southview High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43528 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43528 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 43528 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43528
Is 43528 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43528 ranks 6,189th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43528 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,670. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $100,570 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 43528 safe?
Yes, 43528 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare 43528 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43528. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43528 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.
43528 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43528: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43528: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43528: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43528: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43528 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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