Best Places44236, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44236, 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.
44236 ranks 256th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44236
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.
44236's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44236 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$170,273 median, better than 98% of zip codes
Where 44236 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44236
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44236 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $170,273, 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 44236's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44236
44236 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44236.
Who works in 44236, and how
Work in 44236 centers on manufacturing 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 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 44236
44236 has more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44236 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44236, month by month
44236 sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 44236
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 24 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44236
Schools across 44236 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Woods Intermediate SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Rushwood Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Ledgeview Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hudson Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Geo G Dodge Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Nordonia Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Hudson High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Twinsburg High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Nordonia High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44236 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44236 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 44236 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44236 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of zip codes and 28% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 78% of zip codes and health care access beats 98%.
Common questions about living in 44236
Is 44236 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44236 ranks 256th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and civic engagement, 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 44236 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $462,381. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $170,273 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 44236 safe?
Yes, 44236 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44236?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 22. That works out to about 125 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of zip codes.
Is 44236 good for families?
Schools beat 99% of zip codes, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44236 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44236. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44236 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.
44236 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44236: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44236: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44236: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44236: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44236 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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