Best Places44004, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44004, 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.
44004 ranks 23,466th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44004
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.
44004's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44004 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 75% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 44004 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Household income$58,572 median, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44004
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44004 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,572, 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 44004's 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44004
44004 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 44004.
Who works in 44004, and how
Work in 44004 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 44004
44004 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44004 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44004, month by month
44004 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 44004
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44004
Schools across 44004 average a C+, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Austinburg Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Kingsville Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Jefferson ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Geneva Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Jefferson Area Junior High SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Wallace H Braden Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson Area Sr High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Geneva High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Edgewood High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44004 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44004 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 44004 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44004 suits
Common questions about living in 44004
Is 44004 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44004 ranks 23,466th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on health outcomes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44004 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,722. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $58,572 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 44004 safe?
44004 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44004?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 21. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of zip codes.
Is 44004 good for families?
Schools beat 39% of zip codes, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare 44004 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44004. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44004 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.
44004 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44004: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44004: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44004: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44004: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44004 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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