Best Places44049, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44049, 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.
44049 ranks 10,019th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44049
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.
44049's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44049 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 44049 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44049
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44049 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,929, 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 44049's effective rate of 1.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 44049
44049 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44049.
Who works in 44049, and how
Work in 44049 centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 44049
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44049.
What the weather is like in 44049, month by month
44049 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 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 | 62° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 44049
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 25 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 44049
Schools across 44049 average an A−, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Firelands Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Firelands Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Firelands High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44049 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44049 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 44049 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44049
Is 44049 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44049 ranks 10,019th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on health outcomes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44049 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,000. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $68,929 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 44049 safe?
Yes, 44049 is safer than 71% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare 44049 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44049. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44049 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.
44049 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44049: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44049: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44049: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44049: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44049 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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