Best Places44306, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44306, 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.
44306 ranks 28,797th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44306
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.
44306's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44306 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 44306 ranks low
- Household income$42,180 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44306
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44306 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,180, 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 44306's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44306
44306's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 44306.
Who works in 44306, and how
Work in 44306 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 44306
44306 has more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44306 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44306, month by month
44306 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 44306
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44306
Schools across 44306 average a C+, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Green Primary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Coventry Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Schrop Intermediate SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coventry Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- National Inventors Hall Of Fame School Center For StemB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Coventry High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Springfield Junior/senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Akron Stem High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44306 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44306 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 44306 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44306 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44306
Is 44306 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44306 ranks 28,797th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and low disaster risk, and lowest on low incomes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44306 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $82,229. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $42,180 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 44306 safe?
44306 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $671 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44306?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 22. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 44306 good for families?
Schools beat 40% of zip codes, crime safety beats 5%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare 44306 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44306. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44306 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.
44306 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44306: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44306: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44306: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44306: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44306 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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