Best Places43824, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43824, 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.
43824 ranks 16,951st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43824
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.
43824's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43824 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 43824 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43824
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43824 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,975, 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 43824's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 43824
43824 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43824.
Who works in 43824, and how
Work in 43824 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 43824
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43824.
What the weather is like in 43824, month by month
43824 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 43824
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 43824
Schools across 43824 average an A−, better than 85% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Flat Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Baltic Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Keene Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wise Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Ridgewood Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Newcomerstown Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Hiland High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Garaway High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Ridgewood High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43824 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43824 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 43824 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43824
Is 43824 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43824 ranks 16,951st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43824 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,275. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $67,975 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 43824 safe?
43824 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare 43824 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43824. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43824 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.
43824 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43824: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43824: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43824: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43824: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43824 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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