Best Places44615, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44615, 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.
44615 ranks 15,149th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44615
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.
44615's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44615 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 82% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 44615 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44615
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44615 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,853, 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 44615's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 44615
44615 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 44615.
Who works in 44615, and how
Work in 44615 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 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 44615
44615 has more parkland per resident than 93% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44615 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44615, month by month
44615 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 44615
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44615
Schools across 44615 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- John E Gregg Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Minerva Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Malvern Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Minerva Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Malvern Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Carrollton High School-carrollton Middle SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Minerva High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Malvern High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44615 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44615 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 44615 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44615
Is 44615 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44615 ranks 15,149th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, and lowest on health outcomes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44615 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,438. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $65,853 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 44615 safe?
44615 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare 44615 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44615. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44615 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.
44615 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44615: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44615: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44615: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44615: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44615 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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