ZIP 44224 vs ZIP 44262

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44224 (Stow, OH) and ZIP 44262 (Munroe Falls, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44224 has a population of 38,742 at 751 people per square mile, while ZIP 44262 has 5,016 at 841 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 44224 reports a median household income of $94,287 against $81,214 in ZIP 44262, with per-capita income of $47,290 vs $40,579. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 47.9% in 44224 and 38.7% in 44262. Poverty rate reads 8.0% vs 7.3%, and unemployment 3.6% 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 $254,500 in 44224 versus $250,800 in 44262, with median rent of $1,183 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 69.1% vs 79.2%. 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.