ZIP 44135 vs ZIP 44142

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44135 (Cleveland, OH) and ZIP 44142 (Brookpark, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44135 has a population of 26,861 at 1,028 people per square mile, while ZIP 44142 has 19,201 at 970 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 44135 reports a median household income of $53,848 against $71,332 in ZIP 44142, with per-capita income of $28,089 vs $35,426. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.9% in 44135 and 16.0% in 44142. Poverty rate reads 26.9% vs 8.9%, and unemployment 8.2% vs 3.7% — 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 $132,800 in 44135 versus $169,600 in 44142, with median rent of $953 and $1,122 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 60.2% vs 82.6%. 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.