Best Places44256, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44256, 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.
44256 ranks 1,609th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44256
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.
44256's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44256 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 44256 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44256
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44256 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,376, 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 44256's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44256
44256 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44256.
Who works in 44256, and how
Work in 44256 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 44256
44256 has more parkland per resident than 93% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44256 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44256, month by month
44256 sees roughly 73 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 44256
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 19 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 44256
Schools across 44256 average an A, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Granger Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Hinckley Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Sharon Elementary SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Central Intermediate SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Wadsworth High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- Medina High SchoolA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44256 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44256 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 44256 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44256 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44256
Is 44256 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44256 ranks 1,609th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44256 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $321,593. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $109,376 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 44256 safe?
Yes, 44256 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44256?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 19. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 44256 good for families?
Schools beat 96% of zip codes, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44256 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44256. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44256 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.
44256 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44256: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44256: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44256: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44256: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44256 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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