Best PlacesVictorian Village, Columbus, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Victorian 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.
Victorian Village, Columbus ranks 762nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Victorian 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.
Victorian Village, Columbus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Victorian Village, Columbus ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Victorian Village, Columbus ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Victorian Village, Columbus
A household needs to earn about $149,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Victorian Village, Columbus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,311, 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 Victorian Village, Columbus' effective rate of 1.26%, 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 Victorian Village, Columbus
Victorian 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 Victorian Village, Columbus.
Who works in Victorian Village, Columbus, and how
Work in Victorian Village, Columbus centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Victorian Village, Columbus
Victorian Village, Columbus has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Victorian Village, Columbus and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Victorian Village, Columbus, month by month
Victorian 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 Victorian 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 Victorian Village, Columbus
Schools across Victorian Village, Columbus average a C, better than 37% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
- Hubbard Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbus City Preparatory School For GirlsC− · 30% proficient
- Arts Impact Middle School (aims)D− · 17% 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 Victorian Village, Columbus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Victorian 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 Victorian Village, Columbus against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Victorian Village, Columbus
Is Victorian Village, Columbus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Victorian Village, Columbus ranks 762nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, population health, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Victorian Village, Columbus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $535,351. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $87,311 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Victorian Village, Columbus safe?
Yes, Victorian Village, Columbus is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $381 per resident a year.
Compare Victorian Village, Columbus with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Victorian Village, Columbus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Victorian 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.
Victorian Village, Columbus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Victorian Village, Columbus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Victorian Village, Columbus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Victorian Village, Columbus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Victorian Village, Columbus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Victorian 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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