ZIP 44425 vs ZIP 44403

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44425 (Hubbard, OH) and ZIP 44403 (Brookfield, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44425 has a population of 14,898 at 186 people per square mile, while ZIP 44403 has 3,820 at 104 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 44425 reports a median household income of $61,568 against $60,874 in ZIP 44403, with per-capita income of $37,554 vs $38,826. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.7% in 44425 and 17.1% in 44403. Poverty rate reads 8.6% vs 14.2%, and unemployment 3.4% vs 4.1% — 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 $145,200 in 44425 versus $154,100 in 44403, with median rent of $831 and $696 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.6% vs 84.1%. 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.