ZIP 44627 vs ZIP 44606

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44627 (Fredericksburg, OH) and ZIP 44606 (Apple Creek, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44627 has a population of 6,845 at 57 people per square mile, while ZIP 44606 has 7,819 at 72 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 44627 reports a median household income of $84,010 against $76,350 in ZIP 44606, with per-capita income of $32,920 vs $30,142. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 5.8% in 44627 and 8.4% in 44606. Poverty rate reads 11.3% vs 5.8%, and unemployment 0.4% vs 1.7% — 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 $335,000 in 44627 versus $288,000 in 44606, with median rent of $827 and $714 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.5% vs 78.5%. 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.