ZIP 44146 vs ZIP 44137

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44146 (Bedford, OH) and ZIP 44137 (Maple Heights, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44146 has a population of 29,761 at 574 people per square mile, while ZIP 44137 has 23,240 at 1,734 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 44146 reports a median household income of $54,925 against $53,918 in ZIP 44137, with per-capita income of $36,353 vs $26,146. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.5% in 44146 and 16.0% in 44137. Poverty rate reads 13.7% vs 25.4%, and unemployment 7.0% vs 11.6% — 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 $155,000 in 44146 versus $98,100 in 44137, with median rent of $1,036 and $1,338 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 57.1% vs 62.8%. 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.