ZIP 44833 vs ZIP 44827

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44833 (Galion, OH) and ZIP 44827 (Crestline, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44833 has a population of 17,121 at 73 people per square mile, while ZIP 44827 has 7,097 at 58 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 44833 reports a median household income of $60,151 against $56,757 in ZIP 44827, with per-capita income of $34,724 vs $31,744. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.8% in 44833 and 23.8% in 44827. Poverty rate reads 11.8% vs 11.2%, and unemployment 3.5% vs 5.6% — 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 $145,500 in 44833 versus $125,900 in 44827, with median rent of $823 and $750 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.3% vs 78.3%. 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.