Best Places43701, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43701, 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.
43701 ranks 20,263rd 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 43701
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.
43701's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43701 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 43701 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Household income$60,142 median, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43701
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43701 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,142, 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 43701's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43701
43701's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43701.
Who works in 43701, and how
Work in 43701 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 43701
43701 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 43701 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 43701, month by month
43701 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 43701
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 47 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 43701
Schools across 43701 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Nashport Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Larry Miller Intermediate Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Adamsville Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Muskingum Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Tri-valley Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- West Muskingum Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- John Glenn High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Tri-valley High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Philo High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43701 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43701 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 43701 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 43701 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 43701
Is 43701 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43701 ranks 20,263rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43701 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,944. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,142 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 43701 safe?
43701 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 43701?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of zip codes.
Is 43701 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $764 a month.
Compare 43701 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43701. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43701 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.
43701 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43701: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43701: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43701: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43701: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43701 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.