Best PlacesShady Lane, Columbus, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shady Lane, 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.
Shady Lane, Columbus ranks 4,587th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in Shady Lane, 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.
Shady Lane, Columbus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Shady Lane, Columbus ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 73% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 64% of neighborhoods
Where Shady Lane, Columbus ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Household income$51,215 median, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Shady Lane, Columbus
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shady Lane, Columbus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,215, 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 Shady Lane, Columbus' effective rate of 1.22%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shady Lane, Columbus
Shady Lane, Columbus's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Shady Lane, Columbus.
Who works in Shady Lane, Columbus, and how
Work in Shady Lane, Columbus centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Shady Lane, Columbus
Shady Lane, Columbus has more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Shady Lane, Columbus and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shady Lane, Columbus, month by month
Shady Lane, 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 Shady Lane, 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 Shady Lane, Columbus
Schools across Shady Lane, Columbus average a C−, better than 25% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- Oakmont Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Shady Lane Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
- Sherwood Middle SchoolD− · 18% 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 Shady Lane, Columbus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shady Lane, 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 Shady Lane, Columbus against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Shady Lane, Columbus
Is Shady Lane, Columbus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shady Lane, Columbus ranks 4,587th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, 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 Shady Lane, Columbus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,624. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $51,215 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Shady Lane, Columbus safe?
Shady Lane, Columbus is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $411 per resident a year.
Compare Shady Lane, Columbus with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shady Lane, Columbus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shady Lane, 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.
Shady Lane, Columbus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shady Lane, Columbus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shady Lane, Columbus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shady Lane, Columbus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shady Lane, Columbus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shady Lane, 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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