ZIP 45306 vs ZIP 45302

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45306 (Botkins, OH) and ZIP 45302 (Anna, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45306 has a population of 2,294 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 45302 has 4,280 at 33 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 45306 reports a median household income of $86,354 against $91,602 in ZIP 45302, with per-capita income of $37,417 vs $38,903. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.5% in 45306 and 25.9% in 45302. Poverty rate reads 2.5% vs 4.9%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 4.6% — 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 $255,600 in 45306 versus $242,300 in 45302, with median rent of $927 and $1,107 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.0% vs 84.6%. 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.