Best Places44644, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44644, 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.
44644 ranks 22,688th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44644
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.
44644's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44644 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 69% of zip codes
- School gradeB, better than 69% of zip codes
Where 44644 ranks low
- Short commute42.8 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Household income$58,281 median, better than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44644
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44644 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $58,281; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 44644's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44644
44644 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 44644.
Who works in 44644, and how
Work in 44644 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 44644
44644 has more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44644 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44644, month by month
44644 sees roughly 67 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 44644
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44644
Schools across 44644 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Minerva Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Malvern Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% 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 44644 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44644 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 44644 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44644
Is 44644 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44644 ranks 22,688th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44644 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,661. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $58,281 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 44644 safe?
44644 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare 44644 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44644. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44644 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.
44644 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44644: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44644: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44644: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44644: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44644 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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