Best Places44102, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44102, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
44102 ranks 28,846th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44102
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.
44102's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44102 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 44102 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44102
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44102 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $45,438; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 44102'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 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 44102
44102 runs younger 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 44102.
Who works in 44102, and how
Work in 44102 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 44102
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44102.
What the weather is like in 44102, month by month
44102 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 69° |
| October | 68° | 59° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 44102
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 7 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 44102
Schools across 44102 average a D, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Menlo Park AcademyA+ · 79% proficient
- Harrison Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Brooklyn Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garfield Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakewood High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Lake Erie International High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Brooklyn High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44102 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44102 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 44102 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44102 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 44102
Is 44102 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44102 ranks 28,846th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and low disaster risk, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44102 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,073. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $45,438 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 44102 safe?
44102 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $800 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44102?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 44102 good for families?
Schools beat 4% of zip codes, crime safety beats 3%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44102 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44102. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44102 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.
44102 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44102: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44102: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44102: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44102: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44102 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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