Best Places44406, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44406, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
44406 ranks 2,552nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44406
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.
44406's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44406 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 44406 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44406
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44406 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,905, 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 44406'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 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 44406
44406 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44406.
Who works in 44406, and how
Work in 44406 centers on health care & social 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 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 44406
44406 has more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44406 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44406, month by month
44406 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 44406
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44406
Schools across 44406 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Range Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- C H Campbell Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Western Reserve Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canfield Village Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- South Range Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Jackson-milton Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Canfield High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- South Range High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Boardman High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44406 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44406 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 44406 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44406 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44406
Is 44406 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44406 ranks 2,552nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and health care access, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44406 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,237. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $97,905 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 44406 safe?
Yes, 44406 is safer than 75% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44406?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of zip codes.
Is 44406 good for families?
Schools beat 98% of zip codes, crime safety beats 75%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare 44406 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44406. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44406 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.
44406 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44406: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44406: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44406: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44406: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44406 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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