Best Places44080, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44080, 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.
44080 ranks 14,810th 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 44080
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.
44080's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44080 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 44080 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute34.2 minutes each way, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44080
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44080 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,681, 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 44080's effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 44080
44080 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 44080.
Who works in 44080, and how
Work in 44080 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 44080
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44080.
What the weather is like in 44080, month by month
44080 sees roughly 85 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 44080
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44080
Schools across 44080 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- A J Jordak Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cardinal Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Cardinal High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44080 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44080 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 44080 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44080
Is 44080 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44080 ranks 14,810th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on education levels and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44080 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,273. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $84,681 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 44080 safe?
44080 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare 44080 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44080. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44080 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.
44080 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44080: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44080: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44080: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44080: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44080 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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