Best PlacesEast Broad, Black Lick, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Broad, Black Lick, 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.
East Broad, Black Lick ranks 1,867th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Broad, Black Lick
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.
East Broad, Black Lick's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Broad, Black Lick ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where East Broad, Black Lick ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Broad, Black Lick
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Broad, Black Lick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,276, 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 East Broad, Black Lick's effective rate of 1.46%, 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 East Broad, Black Lick
East Broad, Black Lick runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Broad, Black Lick.
Who works in East Broad, Black Lick, and how
Work in East Broad, Black Lick centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Broad, Black Lick
East Broad, Black Lick has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Broad, Black Lick and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Broad, Black Lick, month by month
East Broad, Black Lick sees roughly 60 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 East Broad, Black Lick
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 5 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 East Broad, Black Lick
Schools across East Broad, Black Lick average a B−, better than 65% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Blacklick Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Taylor Road Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gahanna East Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Gahanna South Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Waggoner Road Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Licking Heights High SchoolB · 50% 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 East Broad, Black Lick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Broad, Black Lick 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 East Broad, Black Lick against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who East Broad, Black Lick suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of neighborhoods and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in East Broad, Black Lick
Is East Broad, Black Lick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Broad, Black Lick ranks 1,867th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Broad, Black Lick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,640. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $84,276 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is East Broad, Black Lick safe?
Yes, East Broad, Black Lick is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East Broad, Black Lick?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 9% of neighborhoods.
Is East Broad, Black Lick good for families?
Schools beat 65% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare East Broad, Black Lick with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Broad, Black Lick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Broad, Black Lick 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.
East Broad, Black Lick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Broad, Black Lick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Broad, Black Lick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Broad, Black Lick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Broad, Black Lick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Broad, Black Lick 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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