ZIP 45312 vs ZIP 45389

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45312 (Casstown, OH) and ZIP 45389 (Christiansburg, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45312 has a population of 1,435 at 20 people per square mile, while ZIP 45389 has 521 at 625 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 45312 reports a median household income of $91,842 against $62,250 in ZIP 45389, with per-capita income of $56,478 vs $32,139. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.6% in 45312 and 10.5% in 45389. Poverty rate reads 2.1% vs 10.5%, and unemployment 2.4% vs 3.4% — 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 $279,400 in 45312 versus $128,100 in 45389, with median rent of $1,156 and $979 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 95.7% vs 85.7%. 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.