Best PlacesItalian Village, Columbus, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Italian Village, 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.
Italian Village, Columbus ranks 1,095th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Italian Village, 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.
Italian Village, Columbus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Italian Village, Columbus ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.1 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Italian Village, Columbus ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Italian Village, Columbus
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Italian Village, Columbus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,343, 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 Italian Village, Columbus' effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Italian Village, Columbus
Italian Village, Columbus runs younger 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 Italian Village, Columbus.
Who works in Italian Village, Columbus, and how
Work in Italian Village, Columbus centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Italian Village, Columbus
Italian Village, Columbus has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Italian Village, Columbus and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Italian Village, Columbus, month by month
Italian Village, Columbus sees roughly 57 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 Italian Village, 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 Italian Village, Columbus
Schools across Italian Village, Columbus average a C, better than 37% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- Columbus Performance AcademyD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Italian Village, Columbus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Italian Village, 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 Italian Village, Columbus against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Italian Village, Columbus
Is Italian Village, Columbus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Italian Village, Columbus ranks 1,095th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Italian Village, Columbus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $478,140. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $100,343 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Italian Village, Columbus safe?
Italian Village, Columbus is safer than 41% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $468 per resident a year.
Compare Italian Village, Columbus with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Italian Village, Columbus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Italian Village, 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.
Italian Village, Columbus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Italian Village, Columbus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Italian Village, Columbus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Italian Village, Columbus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Italian Village, Columbus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Italian Village, 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.
Your priorities
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