Best PlacesBrice-Tussing, Columbus, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brice-Tussing, Columbus, 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.
Brice-Tussing, Columbus ranks 2,847th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Brice-Tussing, Columbus
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.
Brice-Tussing, Columbus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Brice-Tussing, Columbus ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Brice-Tussing, Columbus ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Brice-Tussing, Columbus
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brice-Tussing, Columbus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,829, 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 Brice-Tussing, Columbus' effective rate of 1.18%, 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 Brice-Tussing, Columbus
Brice-Tussing, Columbus runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brice-Tussing, Columbus.
Who works in Brice-Tussing, Columbus, and how
Work in Brice-Tussing, Columbus centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Brice-Tussing, Columbus
Brice-Tussing, Columbus has more parkland per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Brice-Tussing, Columbus and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Brice-Tussing, Columbus, month by month
Brice-Tussing, Columbus sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Brice-Tussing, Columbus
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Brice-Tussing, Columbus
Schools across Brice-Tussing, Columbus average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson Westview Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Tussing Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Harmon Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Baldwin Road Junior High SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Pickerington High School NorthA · 71% proficient
- Jackson High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Columbus North International School (7-12)D · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brice-Tussing, Columbus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brice-Tussing, Columbus 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 Brice-Tussing, Columbus against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Brice-Tussing, Columbus suits
Families
Schools land around the 48th percentile and crime safety beats 77%.
Common questions about living in Brice-Tussing, Columbus
Is Brice-Tussing, Columbus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brice-Tussing, Columbus ranks 2,847th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brice-Tussing, Columbus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,134. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $73,829 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Brice-Tussing, Columbus safe?
Yes, Brice-Tussing, Columbus is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Brice-Tussing, Columbus?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of neighborhoods.
Is Brice-Tussing, Columbus good for families?
Schools beat 48% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare Brice-Tussing, Columbus with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brice-Tussing, Columbus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brice-Tussing, Columbus 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.
Brice-Tussing, Columbus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brice-Tussing, Columbus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brice-Tussing, Columbus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brice-Tussing, Columbus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brice-Tussing, Columbus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brice-Tussing, Columbus 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.
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