Best Places44122, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44122, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
44122 ranks 1,443rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44122
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.
44122's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44122 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 44122 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44122
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44122 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,431, 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 44122's effective rate of 2.14%, 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 44122
44122 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 44122.
Who works in 44122, and how
Work in 44122 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 44122
44122 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44122 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44122, month by month
44122 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 82° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 64° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 44122
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 18 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 44122
Schools across 44122 average an A−, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Moreland Hills Elementary SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Fernway Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beachwood Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Ballard Brady Middle SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Beachwood High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Orange High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Shaker Hts High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44122 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44122 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 44122 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44122 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 58% of zip codes and health care access beats 93%.
Common questions about living in 44122
Is 44122 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44122 ranks 1,443rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, what local pay buys, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44122 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $331,700. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $120,431 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 44122 safe?
44122 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44122?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 24. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 58% of zip codes.
Is 44122 good for families?
Schools beat 89% of zip codes, crime safety beats 16%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44122 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44122. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44122 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.
44122 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44122: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44122: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44122: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44122: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44122 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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