Best PlacesLinwood, Columbus, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Linwood, Columbus, 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.
Linwood, Columbus ranks 5,157th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in Linwood, 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.
Linwood, Columbus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Linwood, Columbus ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 58% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 53% of neighborhoods
Where Linwood, Columbus ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Household income$50,139 median, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Linwood, Columbus
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Linwood, Columbus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,139, 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 Linwood, Columbus' effective rate of 1.11%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Linwood, Columbus
Linwood, 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 Linwood, Columbus.
Who works in Linwood, Columbus, and how
Work in Linwood, Columbus centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Linwood, Columbus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Linwood, Columbus.
What the weather is like in Linwood, Columbus, month by month
Linwood, 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 Linwood, Columbus
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 4 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 Linwood, Columbus
Schools across Linwood, Columbus average a C, better than 37% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% 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 Linwood, Columbus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Linwood, 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 Linwood, Columbus against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Linwood, Columbus
Is Linwood, Columbus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Linwood, Columbus ranks 5,157th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, few empty homes, and cheap car insurance, 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 Linwood, Columbus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,158. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $50,139 median income, cost of living beats 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Linwood, Columbus safe?
Linwood, Columbus is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $430 per resident a year.
Compare Linwood, Columbus with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Linwood, Columbus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Linwood, 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.
Linwood, Columbus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Linwood, Columbus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Linwood, Columbus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Linwood, Columbus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Linwood, Columbus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Linwood, 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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