Best Places44720, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44720, 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.
44720 ranks 2,613th 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 44720
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.
44720's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44720 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 44720 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$988 a month, better than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44720
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44720 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,967, 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 44720'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 44720
44720 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 44720.
Who works in 44720, and how
Work in 44720 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 44720
44720 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44720 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44720, month by month
44720 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 44720
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 2 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 44720
Schools across 44720 average an A+, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Greentown Intermediate SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Lake Cable Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Canton Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Green Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Middle / High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Hoover High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Jackson High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44720 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44720 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 44720 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44720 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44720
Is 44720 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44720 ranks 2,613th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and civic engagement, 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 44720 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,255. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $93,967 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 44720 safe?
Yes, 44720 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44720?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of zip codes.
Is 44720 good for families?
Schools beat 97% of zip codes, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $988 a month.
Compare 44720 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44720. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44720 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.
44720 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44720: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44720: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44720: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44720: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44720 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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