Best Places44883, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44883, 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.
44883 ranks 10,600th 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 44883
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.
44883's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44883 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute17.4 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 44883 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44883
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44883 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,790, 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 44883's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44883
44883'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 44883.
Who works in 44883, and how
Work in 44883 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 44883
44883 has more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44883 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44883, month by month
44883 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 44883
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around 44883
Schools across 44883 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Buckeye Central Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Lakota Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Central Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Seneca East Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Lakota Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Hopewell-loudon Local High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Lakota High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- New Riegel High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44883 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44883 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 44883 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44883 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 44883
Is 44883 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44883 ranks 10,600th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44883 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,276. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $65,790 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 44883 safe?
Yes, 44883 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $272 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44883?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of zip codes.
Is 44883 good for families?
Schools beat 78% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $764 a month.
Compare 44883 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44883. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44883 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.
44883 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44883: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44883: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44883: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44883: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44883 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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