Best Places44865, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44865, 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.
44865 ranks 15,119th 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 44865
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.
44865's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44865 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 82% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 44865 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44865
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44865 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,218, 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 44865's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44865
44865 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44865.
Who works in 44865, and how
Work in 44865 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 44865
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44865.
What the weather is like in 44865, month by month
44865 sees roughly 62 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 44865
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 51 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 44865
Schools across 44865 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Buckeye Central Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- South Central Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Shiloh Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Central Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Shiloh Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- South Central Junior High SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- South Central High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Buckeye Central High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Plymouth High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44865 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44865 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 44865 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44865
Is 44865 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44865 ranks 15,119th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44865 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,818. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $72,218 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 44865 safe?
44865 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
Compare 44865 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44865. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44865 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.
44865 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44865: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44865: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44865: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44865: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44865 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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