ZIP 45320 vs ZIP 45321

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45320 (Eaton, OH) and ZIP 45321 (Eldorado, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45320 has a population of 15,691 at 45 people per square mile, while ZIP 45321 has 931 at 27 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 45320 reports a median household income of $64,903 against $69,135 in ZIP 45321, with per-capita income of $34,703 vs $31,472. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.1% in 45320 and 14.3% in 45321. Poverty rate reads 10.7% vs 11.5%, and unemployment 2.5% vs 0.5% — 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 $186,200 in 45320 versus $150,900 in 45321, with median rent of $783 and $1,012 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 77.1% vs 88.4%. 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.