Best Places44601, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44601, 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.
44601 ranks 16,012th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44601
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.
44601's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44601 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 44601 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44601
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44601 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,814, 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 44601'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44601
44601 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 44601.
Who works in 44601, and how
Work in 44601 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 44601
44601 has more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 79% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44601 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44601, month by month
44601 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 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° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 44601
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44601
Schools across 44601 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Washington Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Marlboro ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Alliance Intermediate School @ NorthsideA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Branch Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Louisville Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Marlington Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisville High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- West Branch High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Marlington High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44601 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44601 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 44601 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44601 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 44601
Is 44601 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44601 ranks 16,012th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44601 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,457. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $63,814 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 44601 safe?
44601 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44601?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of zip codes.
Is 44601 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $952 a month.
Compare 44601 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44601. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44601 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.
44601 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44601: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44601: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44601: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44601: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44601 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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