Best Places43762, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43762, 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.
43762 ranks 7,207th 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 43762
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.
43762's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43762 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 43762 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43762
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43762 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,458, 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 43762's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 43762
43762 runs younger 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 43762.
Who works in 43762, and how
Work in 43762 centers on education 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 82%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 43762
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43762.
What the weather is like in 43762, month by month
43762 sees roughly 66 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 43762
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around 43762
Schools across 43762 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Larry Miller Intermediate Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Adamsville Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Muskingum Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Ridgewood Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Ridgewood High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- John Glenn High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43762 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43762 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 43762 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43762
Is 43762 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43762 ranks 7,207th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the weather and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43762 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,692. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $76,458 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 43762 safe?
Yes, 43762 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare 43762 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43762. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43762 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.
43762 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43762: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43762: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43762: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43762: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43762 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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