ZIP 45230 vs ZIP 41085

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45230 (Cincinnati, OH) and ZIP 41085 (Silver Grove, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45230 has a population of 27,536 at 776 people per square mile, while ZIP 41085 has 724 at 749 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 45230 reports a median household income of $89,516 against $77,757 in ZIP 41085, with per-capita income of $52,995 vs $31,207. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 54.5% in 45230 and 17.2% in 41085. Poverty rate reads 8.9% vs 4.5%, and unemployment 4.0% vs 9.1% — 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 $262,100 in 45230 versus $117,000 in 41085, with median rent of $1,053 and $582 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.7% vs 73.5%. 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.