Best Places44709, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44709, 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.
44709 ranks 14,920th 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 44709
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.
44709's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44709 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 44709 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44709
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44709 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,280, 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 44709's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44709
44709 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 44709.
Who works in 44709, and how
Work in 44709 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 44709
44709 has more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44709 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44709, month by month
44709 sees roughly 63 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 44709
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44709
Schools across 44709 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Avondale Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Frazer Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Orchard Hill Intermediate SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Canton Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Glenwood Intermediate SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Steamm AcademyD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Hoover High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Glenoak High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Summit Academy Secondary - CantonD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44709 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44709 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 44709 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44709
Is 44709 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44709 ranks 14,920th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44709 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,530. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $62,280 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 44709 safe?
44709 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $489 per resident a year.
Compare 44709 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44709. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44709 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.
44709 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44709: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44709: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44709: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44709: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44709 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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