Best Places44124, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44124, 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.
44124 ranks 2,077th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44124
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.
44124's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44124 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 44124 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44124
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44124 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,191, 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 44124's effective rate of 1.96%, 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 44124
44124 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 44124.
Who works in 44124, and how
Work in 44124 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 44124
44124 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44124 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44124, month by month
44124 sees roughly 93 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 44124
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 21 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 44124
Schools across 44124 average a B+, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Moreland Hills Elementary SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Millridge Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Mayfield Center Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ballard Brady Middle SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Mayfield Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Greenview Upper Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Orange High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Mayfield High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Brush High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44124 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44124 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 44124 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44124 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 59% of zip codes and health care access beats 91%.
Common questions about living in 44124
Is 44124 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44124 ranks 2,077th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44124 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,018. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $102,191 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 44124 safe?
44124 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44124?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 24. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 59% of zip codes.
Is 44124 good for families?
Schools beat 81% of zip codes, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44124 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44124. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44124 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.
44124 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44124: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44124: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44124: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44124: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44124 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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