ZIP 44085 vs ZIP 44084

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44085 (Rome, OH) and ZIP 44084 (Rock Creek, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44085 has a population of 3,277 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 44084 has 3,611 at 33 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 44085 reports a median household income of $66,136 against $73,288 in ZIP 44084, with per-capita income of $43,584 vs $35,936. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.2% in 44085 and 21.2% in 44084. Poverty rate reads 19.5% vs 12.6%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 2.0% — 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 $159,100 in 44085 versus $209,700 in 44084, with median rent of $898 and $992 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.9% vs 86.5%. 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.