Best Places44054, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44054, 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.
44054 ranks 8,404th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44054
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.
44054's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44054 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 44054 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44054
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44054 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,266, 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 44054's effective rate of 1.43%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44054
44054 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 44054.
Who works in 44054, and how
Work in 44054 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 44054
44054 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44054 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44054, month by month
44054 sees roughly 73 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 44054
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 13 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 44054
Schools across 44054 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Avon Heritage Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Brookside Intermediate SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Avon Middle SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Brookside Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Avon High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Brookside High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44054 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44054 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 44054 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44054
Is 44054 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44054 ranks 8,404th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and few empty homes, 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 44054 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,501. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $82,266 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 44054 safe?
Yes, 44054 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare 44054 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44054. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44054 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.
44054 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44054: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44054: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44054: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44054: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44054 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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