Best Places44646, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44646, 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.
44646 ranks 6,553rd 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 44646
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.
44646's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44646 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 44646 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44646
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44646 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,022, 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 44646's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44646
44646 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 44646.
Who works in 44646, and how
Work in 44646 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 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 44646
44646 has more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44646 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44646, month by month
44646 sees roughly 62 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 44646
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44646
Schools across 44646 average an A−, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sauder Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Strausser Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Whipple Heights Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tuslaw Middle SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Edison Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Tuslaw High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Perry High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44646 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44646 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 44646 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44646 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of zip codes and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44646
Is 44646 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44646 ranks 6,553rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and transit, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44646 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,524. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $80,022 median income, cost of living beats 73% of zip codes.
Is 44646 safe?
44646 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44646?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of zip codes.
Is 44646 good for families?
Schools beat 91% of zip codes, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare 44646 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44646. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44646 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.
44646 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44646: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44646: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44646: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44646: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44646 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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