Best Places44626, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44626, 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.
44626 ranks 12,265th 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 44626
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.
44626's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44626 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 82% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 44626 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44626
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44626 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,034, 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 44626's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 44626
44626 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 44626.
Who works in 44626, and how
Work in 44626 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 44626
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44626.
What the weather is like in 44626, month by month
44626 sees roughly 65 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 44626
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44626
Schools across 44626 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sandy Valley Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Faircrest Memorial Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tuscarawas Valley Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Sandy Valley Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Canton South Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Tuscarawas Valley High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Canton South High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Sandy Valley High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44626 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44626 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 44626 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44626
Is 44626 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44626 ranks 12,265th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and low taxes, 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 44626 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,144. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $77,034 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 44626 safe?
Yes, 44626 is safer than 75% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare 44626 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44626. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44626 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.
44626 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44626: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44626: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44626: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44626: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44626 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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