ZIP 44138 vs ZIP 44070

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44138 (Olmsted Falls, OH) and ZIP 44070 (North Olmsted, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44138 has a population of 22,332 at 624 people per square mile, while ZIP 44070 has 32,902 at 1,089 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 44138 reports a median household income of $96,603 against $84,363 in ZIP 44070, with per-capita income of $47,253 vs $46,490. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 42.8% in 44138 and 32.3% in 44070. Poverty rate reads 5.9% vs 8.3%, and unemployment 2.2% vs 3.0% — 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 $252,400 in 44138 versus $219,800 in 44070, with median rent of $1,353 and $1,141 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 77.0% vs 78.9%. 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.