Best Places44077, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44077, 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.
44077 ranks 6,154th 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 44077
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.
44077's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44077 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 44077 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44077
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44077 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,208, 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 44077's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44077
44077 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 44077.
Who works in 44077, and how
Work in 44077 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 44077
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44077.
What the weather is like in 44077, month by month
44077 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 44077
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 38 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 44077
Schools across 44077 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Parkside Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Melridge Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chardon Middle SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Perry Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Memorial Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Istem Geauga Early College High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Chardon High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Perry High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44077 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44077 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 44077 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44077 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44077
Is 44077 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44077 ranks 6,154th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44077 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,007. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $89,208 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 44077 safe?
44077 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44077?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 23. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of zip codes.
Is 44077 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44077 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44077. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44077 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.
44077 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44077: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44077: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44077: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44077: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44077 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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