Best Places44820, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44820, 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.
44820 ranks 18,550th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44820
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.
44820's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44820 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 79% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 44820 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Household income$58,088 median, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44820
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44820 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,088, 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 44820's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 44820
44820's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 44820.
Who works in 44820, and how
Work in 44820 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 44820
44820 has more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44820 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44820, month by month
44820 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 44820
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 56 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 44820
Schools across 44820 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Buckeye Central Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Wynford Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Ridgedale Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Central Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- William Crawford Intermediate SchoolsA · 67% proficient
- Wynford Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Col Crawford High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Buckeye Central High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Wynford High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44820 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44820 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 44820 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44820
Is 44820 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44820 ranks 18,550th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on noise and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44820 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,384. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,088 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 44820 safe?
44820 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare 44820 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44820. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44820 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.
44820 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44820: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44820: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44820: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44820: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44820 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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