Best Places44702, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44702, 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.
44702 ranks 28,919th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44702
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.
44702's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44702 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 44702 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44702
A household needs to earn about $5,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44702 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $13,873, 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 44702's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 1 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44702
44702 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 44702.
Who works in 44702, and how
Work in 44702 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in 44702
44702 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44702 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44702, month by month
44702 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 44702
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44702
Schools across 44702 average a C, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Canton Arts Academy @ SummitA− · 60% proficient
- Canton College Preparatory SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Steamm AcademyD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44702 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44702 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 44702 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44702
Is 44702 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44702 ranks 28,919th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on health outcomes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44702 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $18,153. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $13,873 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 44702 safe?
44702 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,112 per resident a year.
Compare 44702 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44702. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44702 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.
44702 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44702: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44702: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44702: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44702: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44702 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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