Best Places44147, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44147, 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.
44147 ranks 2,167th 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 44147
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.
44147's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44147 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 44147 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44147
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44147 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,941, 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 44147's effective rate of 1.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44147
44147 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 44147.
Who works in 44147, and how
Work in 44147 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 44147
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44147.
What the weather is like in 44147, month by month
44147 sees roughly 73 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 44147
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 11 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 44147
Schools across 44147 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Independence Primary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- North Royalton Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brecksville-broadview Heights Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- North Royalton Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Hillside Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Brecksville-broadview Heights High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- North Royalton High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- Normandy High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44147 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44147 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 44147 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44147 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44147
Is 44147 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44147 ranks 2,167th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and good schools, 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 44147 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,722. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $109,941 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 44147 safe?
Yes, 44147 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44147?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 23. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 44147 good for families?
Schools beat 94% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44147 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44147. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44147 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.
44147 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44147: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44147: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44147: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44147: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44147 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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