Best Places44094, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44094, 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.
44094 ranks 3,876th 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 44094
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.
44094's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44094 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 44094 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44094
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44094 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,007, 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 44094's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44094
44094 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 44094.
Who works in 44094, and how
Work in 44094 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 44094
44094 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44094 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44094, month by month
44094 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 44094
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 28 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 44094
Schools across 44094 average an A−, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kirtland Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Edison Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- School Of InnovationA+ · 92% proficient
- Kirtland Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Willowick Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Kirtland High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Mentor High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- South High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44094 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44094 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 44094 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44094 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44094
Is 44094 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44094 ranks 3,876th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and low disaster risk, 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 44094 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,190. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $89,007 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 44094 safe?
Yes, 44094 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44094?
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 44094 good for families?
Schools beat 91% of zip codes, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44094 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44094. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44094 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.
44094 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44094: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44094: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44094: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44094: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44094 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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