Best Places44813, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44813, 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.
44813 ranks 11,120th 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 44813
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.
44813's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44813 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 44813 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 34% 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 44813
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44813 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,335, 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 44813's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 44813
44813 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44813.
Who works in 44813, and how
Work in 44813 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 44813
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44813.
What the weather is like in 44813, month by month
44813 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 44813
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 46 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 44813
Schools across 44813 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Fredericktown Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Lucas Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastern Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Lexington Junior High SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Fredericktown Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Lexington High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Fredericktown High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Northmor High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44813 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44813 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 44813 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44813
Is 44813 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44813 ranks 11,120th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and good schools, 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 44813 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,321. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $76,335 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 44813 safe?
Yes, 44813 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare 44813 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44813. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44813 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.
44813 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44813: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44813: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44813: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44813: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44813 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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