ZIP 44023 vs ZIP 44202

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44023 (Chagrin Falls, OH) and ZIP 44202 (Aurora, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44023 has a population of 17,351 at 130 people per square mile, while ZIP 44202 has 19,561 at 249 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 44023 reports a median household income of $147,383 against $118,750 in ZIP 44202, with per-capita income of $71,976 vs $63,159. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 57.7% in 44023 and 59.6% in 44202. Poverty rate reads 3.1% vs 4.5%, and unemployment 2.4% vs 4.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $439,300 in 44023 versus $375,300 in 44202, with median rent of $2,437 and $1,787 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.4% vs 85.2%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.