Best Places43948, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 43948, 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.
43948 ranks 18,162nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 43948
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.
43948's strengths and weaknesses
Where 43948 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 43948 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 43948
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 43948 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,792, 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 43948's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 43948
43948 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 43948.
Who works in 43948, and how
Work in 43948 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 43948
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 43948.
What the weather is like in 43948, month by month
43948 sees roughly 78 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 43948
Pittsburgh International sits about 32 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 43948
Schools across 43948 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Buckeye North Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Local Junior HighB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckeye Local High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 43948 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
43948 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 43948 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 43948
Is 43948 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 43948 ranks 18,162nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 43948 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,000. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $79,792 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 43948 safe?
43948 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare 43948 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 43948. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 43948 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.
43948 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 43948: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 43948: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 43948: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 43948: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
43948 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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