Best Places44718, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44718, 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.
44718 ranks 2,640th 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 44718
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.
44718's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44718 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 44718 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44718
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44718 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,157, 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 44718's effective rate of 1.37%, 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 44718
44718 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 44718.
Who works in 44718, and how
Work in 44718 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 44718
44718 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44718 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44718, month by month
44718 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 44718
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44718
Schools across 44718 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sauder Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Lake Cable Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Strausser Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Canton Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Glenwood Intermediate SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Hoover High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Jackson High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Glenoak High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44718 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44718 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 44718 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44718
Is 44718 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44718 ranks 2,640th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and what local pay buys, 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 44718 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,733. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $97,157 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 44718 safe?
44718 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare 44718 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44718. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44718 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.
44718 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44718: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44718: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44718: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44718: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44718 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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