Best PlacesOlde Orchard, Columbus, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Olde Orchard, 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.
Olde Orchard, Columbus ranks 1,881st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Olde Orchard, 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.
Olde Orchard, Columbus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Olde Orchard, Columbus ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Olde Orchard, Columbus ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Olde Orchard, Columbus
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Olde Orchard, Columbus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,216, 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 Olde Orchard, Columbus' effective rate of 1.45%, 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 Olde Orchard, Columbus
Olde Orchard, Columbus runs older 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 Olde Orchard, Columbus.
Who works in Olde Orchard, Columbus, and how
Work in Olde Orchard, Columbus centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Olde Orchard, Columbus
Olde Orchard, Columbus has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Olde Orchard, Columbus and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Olde Orchard, Columbus, month by month
Olde Orchard, 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 Olde Orchard, 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 Olde Orchard, Columbus
Schools across Olde Orchard, Columbus average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- Olde Orchard Alt Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Oakmont Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gahanna South Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Waggoner Road Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln High SchoolA− · 65% 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 Olde Orchard, Columbus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Olde Orchard, 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 Olde Orchard, Columbus against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Olde Orchard, Columbus
Is Olde Orchard, Columbus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Olde Orchard, Columbus ranks 1,881st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, what local pay buys, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Olde Orchard, Columbus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,116. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $102,216 median income, cost of living beats 89% of neighborhoods.
Is Olde Orchard, Columbus safe?
Yes, Olde Orchard, Columbus is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Olde Orchard, Columbus with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Olde Orchard, Columbus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Olde Orchard, 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.
Olde Orchard, Columbus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Olde Orchard, Columbus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Olde Orchard, Columbus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Olde Orchard, Columbus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Olde Orchard, Columbus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Olde Orchard, 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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