Best Places44023, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44023, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
44023 ranks 380th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44023
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.
44023's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44023 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$155,094 median, better than 96% of zip codes
Where 44023 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44023
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44023 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $155,094, 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 44023's effective rate of 1.68%, 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 44023
44023 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44023.
Who works in 44023, and how
Work in 44023 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in 44023
44023 has more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44023 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44023, month by month
44023 sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 44023
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 28 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 44023
Schools across 44023 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gurney Elementary SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Kenston Intermediate SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Timmons Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Kenston Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top high schools
- Kenston High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Chagrin Falls High SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44023 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44023 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 44023 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44023
Is 44023 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44023 ranks 380th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44023 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $447,718. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $155,094 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 44023 safe?
Yes, 44023 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare 44023 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44023. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44023 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.
44023 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44023: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44023: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44023: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44023: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44023 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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