Best Places44902, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44902, 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.
44902 ranks 30,267th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 44902
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.
44902's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44902 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Short commute22.2 minutes each way, better than 74% of zip codes
Where 44902 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$34,632 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44902
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44902 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $34,632, 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 44902'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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 44902
44902 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 44902.
Who works in 44902, and how
Work in 44902 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 44902
44902 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 44902 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44902, month by month
44902 sees roughly 69 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 44902
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 44902
Schools across 44902 average a B−, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mansfield Spanish Immersion SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Madison South Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Mansfield Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Mansfield Senior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44902 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44902 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 44902 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44902
Is 44902 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44902 ranks 30,267th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44902 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $68,037. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $34,632 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 44902 safe?
44902 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $598 per resident a year.
Compare 44902 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44902. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44902 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.
44902 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44902: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44902: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44902: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44902: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44902 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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