Best Places44062, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44062, 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.
44062 ranks 16,430th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44062
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.
44062's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44062 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 44062 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,266 a month, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44062
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44062 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,970, 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 44062's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 44062
44062 runs younger than the country, 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 44062.
Who works in 44062, and how
Work in 44062 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 44062
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44062.
What the weather is like in 44062, month by month
44062 sees roughly 83 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 44062
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 42 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 44062
Schools across 44062 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bristol Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Grand Valley Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- A J Jordak Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berkshire Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Cardinal Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Grand Valley Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Bristol High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Berkshire High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Cardinal High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44062 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44062 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 44062 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44062
Is 44062 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44062 ranks 16,430th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44062 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,697. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $77,970 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 44062 safe?
44062 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare 44062 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44062. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44062 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.
44062 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44062: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44062: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44062: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44062: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44062 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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