Best Places44881, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44881, 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.
44881 ranks 14,141st 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 44881
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.
44881's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44881 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 44881 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44881
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44881 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,357, 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 44881's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44881
44881's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44881.
Who works in 44881, and how
Work in 44881 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 44881
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44881.
What the weather is like in 44881, month by month
44881 sees roughly 63 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 44881
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 60 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 44881
Schools across 44881 average an A, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- William Crawford Intermediate SchoolsA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Col Crawford High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44881 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44881 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 44881 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44881
Is 44881 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44881 ranks 14,141st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44881 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,000. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $70,357 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 44881 safe?
Yes, 44881 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
Compare 44881 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44881. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44881 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.
44881 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44881: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44881: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44881: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44881: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44881 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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