Best Places44032, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44032, 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.
44032 ranks 13,603rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44032
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.
44032's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44032 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 44032 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44032
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44032 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,792, 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 44032's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 44032
44032's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44032.
Who works in 44032, and how
Work in 44032 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 44032
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44032.
What the weather is like in 44032, month by month
44032 sees roughly 90 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 44032
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44032
Schools across 44032 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Rock Creek Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Jefferson ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pymatuning Valley Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Jefferson Area Junior High SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson Area Sr High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Pymatuning Valley High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44032 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44032 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 44032 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44032
Is 44032 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44032 ranks 13,603rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44032 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,438. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $90,792 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 44032 safe?
44032 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare 44032 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44032. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44032 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.
44032 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44032: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44032: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44032: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44032: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44032 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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