Best Places44136, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44136, 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.
44136 ranks 2,173rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44136
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.
44136's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44136 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 44136 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44136
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44136 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,632, 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 44136's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44136
44136 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 44136.
Who works in 44136, and how
Work in 44136 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 44136
44136 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44136 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44136, month by month
44136 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 44136
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 44136
Schools across 44136 average an A+, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kinsner Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- North Royalton Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Surrarrer Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Royalton Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Strongsville Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Brunswick Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- North Royalton High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- Strongsville High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Brunswick High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44136 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44136 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 44136 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44136 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44136
Is 44136 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44136 ranks 2,173rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44136 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,165. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $103,632 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 44136 safe?
Yes, 44136 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44136?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 23. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of zip codes.
Is 44136 good for families?
Schools beat 97% of zip codes, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44136 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44136. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44136 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.
44136 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44136: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44136: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44136: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44136: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44136 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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