ZIP 44081 vs ZIP 44057

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44081 (Perry, OH) and ZIP 44057 (Madison, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44081 has a population of 7,088 at 134 people per square mile, while ZIP 44057 has 19,961 at 154 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 44081 reports a median household income of $96,500 against $75,615 in ZIP 44057, with per-capita income of $43,839 vs $39,465. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.9% in 44081 and 19.0% in 44057. Poverty rate reads 6.0% vs 7.9%, and unemployment 3.6% vs 4.3% — 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 $242,600 in 44081 versus $180,300 in 44057, with median rent of $872 and $1,076 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.7% vs 85.8%. 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.