ZIP 44882 vs ZIP 44849

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44882 (Sycamore, OH) and ZIP 44849 (Nevada, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44882 has a population of 2,909 at 15 people per square mile, while ZIP 44849 has 2,260 at 18 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 44882 reports a median household income of $73,529 against $69,902 in ZIP 44849, with per-capita income of $41,885 vs $36,267. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.1% in 44882 and 14.2% in 44849. Poverty rate reads 5.3% vs 8.9%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 1.5% — 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 $164,000 in 44882 versus $145,700 in 44849, with median rent of $915 and $816 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.6% vs 86.9%. 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.