Best Places44906, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 44906, 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.
44906 ranks 17,972nd 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 44906
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.
44906's strengths and weaknesses
Where 44906 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 44906 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Household income$58,638 median, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 44906
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 44906 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,638, 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 44906's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 44906
44906'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 44906.
Who works in 44906, and how
Work in 44906 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 44906
44906 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 44906 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 44906, month by month
44906 sees roughly 70 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 44906
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 44906
Schools across 44906 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Mansfield Spanish Immersion SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Stingel Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lexington Junior High SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Ontario Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Mansfield Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Lexington High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Ontario High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Mansfield Senior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 44906 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
44906 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 44906 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 44906
Is 44906 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 44906 ranks 17,972nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 44906 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,864. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $58,638 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 44906 safe?
44906 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare 44906 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 44906. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 44906 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.
44906 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 44906: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 44906: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 44906: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 44906: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
44906 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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