Best PlacesMcKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McKinley Avenue Corridor, 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.
McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus ranks 3,356th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McKinley Avenue Corridor, 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.
McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus' strengths and weaknesses
Where McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.3 minutes each way, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus
A household needs to earn about $138,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,412, 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 McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus' effective rate of 1.74%, 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 McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus
McKinley Avenue Corridor, 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 McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus.
Who works in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus, and how
Work in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus
McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus, month by month
McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 10 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 McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus
Schools across McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus average a C, better than 39% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stevenson ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Larson Middle SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Galloway Ridge Intermediate SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Grandview Heights High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Westland High SchoolC+ · 39% 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 McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McKinley Avenue Corridor, 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 McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus
Is McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus ranks 3,356th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $469,677. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $61,412 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus safe?
McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $415 per resident a year.
Compare McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McKinley Avenue Corridor, 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.
McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McKinley Avenue Corridor, 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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