ZIP 44408 vs ZIP 44452

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44408 (Columbiana, OH) and ZIP 44452 (North Lima, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44408 has a population of 10,331 at 112 people per square mile, while ZIP 44452 has 3,167 at 92 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 44408 reports a median household income of $74,028 against $61,602 in ZIP 44452, with per-capita income of $46,761 vs $57,131. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.0% in 44408 and 33.3% in 44452. Poverty rate reads 7.2% vs 14.4%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 3.8% — 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 $208,000 in 44408 versus $256,600 in 44452, with median rent of $712 and $732 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.9% vs 79.6%. 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.