Best Places44691, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44691, 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.
44691 ranks 7,783rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44691
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.
44691's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44691 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 44691 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44691
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44691 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,999, 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 44691's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44691
44691's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 44691.
Who works in 44691, and how
Work in 44691 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 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 44691
44691 has more parkland per resident than 81% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44691 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44691, month by month
44691 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 44691
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44691
Schools across 44691 average an A−, better than 83% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wooster Twp Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Norwayne Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top middle schools
- Norwayne Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- John R Lea Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Triway Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
Top high schools
- Smithville High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Waynedale High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Northwestern High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44691 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44691 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 44691 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44691 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 63% of zip codes and health care access beats 61%.
Common questions about living in 44691
Is 44691 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44691 ranks 7,783rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44691 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,441. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,999 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 44691 safe?
Yes, 44691 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44691?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 23. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 63% of zip codes.
Is 44691 good for families?
Schools beat 83% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare 44691 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44691. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44691 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.
44691 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44691: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44691: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44691: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44691: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44691 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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