Best Places44687, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44687, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
44687 ranks 2,567th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44687
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.
44687's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44687 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 44687 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44687
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44687 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $101,509; 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 44687's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 44687
44687 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44687.
Who works in 44687, and how
Work in 44687 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 43%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 39%
Life in 44687
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44687.
What the weather is like in 44687, month by month
44687 sees roughly 69 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 44687
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44687
Schools across 44687 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Winesburg Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wise Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Hiland High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44687 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44687 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 44687 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44687
Is 44687 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44687 ranks 2,567th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and good schools, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44687 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $418,300. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $101,509 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 44687 safe?
44687 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare 44687 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44687. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44687 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.
44687 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44687: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44687: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44687: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44687: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44687 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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