Best Places43779, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43779, 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.
43779 ranks 20,938th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43779
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.
43779's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43779 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 75% of zip codes
Where 43779 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43779
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43779 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,337, 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 43779's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 43779
43779 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43779.
Who works in 43779, and how
Work in 43779 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 43779
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43779.
What the weather is like in 43779, month by month
43779 sees roughly 68 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 43779
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around 43779
Schools across 43779 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Shenandoah Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Shenandoah High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Caldwell High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43779 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43779 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 43779 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43779
Is 43779 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43779 ranks 20,938th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43779 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,977. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $60,337 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 43779 safe?
Yes, 43779 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare 43779 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43779. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43779 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.
43779 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43779: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43779: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43779: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43779: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43779 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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