Best Places44903, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44903, 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.
44903 ranks 16,211th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 44903
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.
44903's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44903 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of zip codes
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 77% of zip codes
Where 44903 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44903
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44903 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,864, 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 44903's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 44903
44903'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 44903.
Who works in 44903, and how
Work in 44903 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 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 44903
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 44903.
What the weather is like in 44903, month by month
44903 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 44903
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 44903
Schools across 44903 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Mansfield Spanish Immersion SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Taft Intermediate SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lexington Junior High SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Ontario Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Ashland Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Lexington High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Ashland High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Ontario High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44903 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44903 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 44903 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 44903 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 44903
Is 44903 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44903 ranks 16,211th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on health outcomes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44903 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,126. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $66,864 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 44903 safe?
44903 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 44903?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 20. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Is 44903 good for families?
Schools beat 79% of zip codes, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $771 a month.
Compare 44903 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44903. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44903 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.
44903 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44903: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44903: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44903: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44903: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44903 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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