Best Places44490, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44490, 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.
44490 ranks 11,271st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44490
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.
44490's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44490 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of zip codes
Where 44490 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 36% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44490
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44490 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,138, 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 44490's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 44490
44490 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 44490.
Who works in 44490, and how
Work in 44490 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 44490
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44490.
What the weather is like in 44490, month by month
44490 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 44490
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44490
Schools across 44490 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Range Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Crestview Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Leetonia Elementary K-6B+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Leetonia Jr./sr. High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44490 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44490 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 44490 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44490
Is 44490 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44490 ranks 11,271st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44490 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,299. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $67,138 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 44490 safe?
44490 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare 44490 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44490. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44490 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.
44490 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44490: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44490: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44490: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44490: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44490 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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