Best Places44882, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44882, 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.
44882 ranks 11,808th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44882
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.
44882's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44882 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 44882 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Short commute28.9 minutes each way, better than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44882
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44882 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,193, 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 44882's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 44882
44882 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 44882.
Who works in 44882, and how
Work in 44882 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 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 44882
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44882.
What the weather is like in 44882, month by month
44882 sees roughly 66 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 44882
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44882
Schools across 44882 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Wynford Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- East Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wynford Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Upper Sandusky Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Mohawk High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Wynford High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Upper Sandusky High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44882 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44882 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 44882 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44882
Is 44882 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44882 ranks 11,808th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and a stable housing market, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44882 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,786. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $71,193 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 44882 safe?
44882 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare 44882 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44882. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44882 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.
44882 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44882: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44882: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44882: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44882: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44882 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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