Best Places45788, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 45788, 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.
45788 ranks 16,785th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 45788
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.
45788's strengths and weaknesses
Where 45788 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 45788 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 45788
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 45788 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,146, 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 45788's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 45788
45788 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 45788.
Who works in 45788, and how
Work in 45788 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 45788
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 45788.
What the weather is like in 45788, month by month
45788 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 45788
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around 45788
Schools across 45788 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Salem-liberty Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Lowell Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Newport Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Frontier High/middle SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Marietta High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Caldwell High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 45788 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
45788 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 45788 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 45788
Is 45788 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 45788 ranks 16,785th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, and low taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 45788 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,902. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $77,146 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 45788 safe?
45788 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
Compare 45788 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 45788. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 45788 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.
45788 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 45788: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 45788: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 45788: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 45788: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
45788 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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