Best Places44425, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44425, 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.
44425 ranks 13,836th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44425
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.
44425's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44425 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 44425 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,270 a month, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Household income$63,146 median, better than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44425
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44425 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,146, 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 44425's effective rate of 1.42%, 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 44425
44425 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 44425.
Who works in 44425, and how
Work in 44425 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 44425
44425 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44425 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44425, month by month
44425 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 44425
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44425
Schools across 44425 average a B+, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hubbard Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Brookfield Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- E J Blott Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hubbard Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Brookfield Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- William S Guy Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Hubbard High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Brookfield High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Liberty High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44425 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44425 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 44425 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44425
Is 44425 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44425 ranks 13,836th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44425 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,450. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $63,146 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 44425 safe?
44425 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare 44425 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44425. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44425 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.
44425 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44425: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44425: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44425: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44425: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44425 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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