Best Places44251, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44251, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
44251 ranks 3,937th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44251
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.
44251's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44251 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 44251 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44251
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44251 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,054, 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 44251's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 44251
44251 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 44251.
Who works in 44251, and how
Work in 44251 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 44251
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44251.
What the weather is like in 44251, month by month
44251 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 44251
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 26 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 44251
Schools across 44251 average an A, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cloverleaf Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cloverleaf Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Cloverleaf High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44251 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44251 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 44251 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44251
Is 44251 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44251 ranks 3,937th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44251 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,900. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $94,054 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 44251 safe?
Yes, 44251 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $105 per resident a year.
Compare 44251 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44251. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44251 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.
44251 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44251: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44251: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44251: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44251: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44251 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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