Best Places43940, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43940, 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.
43940 ranks 26,452nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 43940
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.
43940's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43940 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 43940 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$33,521 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43940
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43940 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $33,521, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 43940's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 43940
43940 runs older 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 43940.
Who works in 43940, and how
Work in 43940 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 43940
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43940.
What the weather is like in 43940, month by month
43940 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 43940
Pittsburgh International sits about 44 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 43940
Schools across 43940 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bellaire Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43940 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43940 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 43940 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43940
Is 43940 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43940 ranks 26,452nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43940 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,140. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $33,521 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 43940 safe?
43940 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare 43940 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43940. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43940 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.
43940 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43940: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43940: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43940: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43940: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43940 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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